Lion of Judah

English

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew אריה יהודה (Aryeh Yehudah).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Lion of Judah

1. (Judaism) A Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as a symbol of the tribe of Judah.
2. (Christianity) Jesus Christ.
3. (Rastafari) A nickname for the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892–1975).

Translations

Jewish cultural symbol

• Arabic: أسد يهوذا m (ʔasad yahūḏā)
• Belarusian: Леў Юды m (Ljew Judy)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 猶太之獅 / 犹太之狮, 犹太之獅 (jau⁴ taai³ zi¹ si¹)

  Hakka: 猶太之獅仔 / 犹太之狮仔, 犹太之狮仔 (Yù-thai chṳ̂ sṳ̂)

  Hokkien: 猶太之獅 / 犹太之狮 (Iû-thài chi sai)

  Mandarin: 犹大之狮, 犹太之狮 (Yóudà zhī shī)

• Esperanto: Leono de Judujo
• Finnish: Juudan leijona
• French: Lion de Juda m
• German: Löwe Judas m
• Hebrew: גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה m (gur aryé y'hudá)
• Italian: Leone di Giuda m
• Japanese: ユダのライオン (Yuda no raion), ユダの獅子 (ユダのしし, Yuda no shishi)
• Persian: شیر یهودا (šir yahudâ)
• Polish: Lew Judy m
• Portuguese: Leão de Judá m
• Russian: Лев Иуды m (Lev Iudy)
• Spanish: León de Judá m
• Swahili: Simba wa Yuda
• Tatar: Яһүдия Арысланы (Yähüdiyä Arıslanı)
• Turkish: Yahuda Aslanı
• Ukrainian: Лев Юди m (Lev Judy)

See also

• Jah