Ariel (English spelling)

Japanese: アリエル（英語表記）Ariel

(1) The name given to Jerusalem in the Book of Isaiah (29:1-2, 7), where it is said that God would bring disaster upon her and make her like Ariel. (2) One of the chiefs appointed by Ezra (Ezra 8:16). (3) A Moabite in 2 Samuel. There are several theories about the origin of the word, including (a) ari (lion) -el (god), meaning "lion of God," (b) "hearth" from ari (verb "to burn"); (c) a loanword from the Acadian arallu, meaning "underworld."

Ariel
Ariel

The first moon of Uranus. It was discovered by W. Russell in 1851. It is the second of the five major moons of Uranus. Its orbital period is 2.52 days, its luminosity is 15th magnitude, and its radius is thought to be about 580 km. Like the other four moons, its orbit is unusual in that it is tilted 98 degrees to the ecliptic.

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Japanese:

(1) 『イザヤ書』でエルサレムに対して与えられている名 (29・1～2，7) 。そこでは，神が災いを与え，アリエルのごとくすると述べられている。 (2) エズラによって任命された首長の一人 (エズラ記8・16) 。 (3) 『サムエル記下』のモアブ人。この言葉の語源については (a) ari (獅子) -el (神) ，すなわち「神の獅子」の意，(b) ari (動詞「燃やす」) より，「炉辺」の意，(c) アカディア語の aralluからきた外来語で，「冥府」を意味する，などの諸説がある。