Here
is the meaning and etymology of the name Ariel Sharon. Let the
Most High give you wisdom to understand the hidden
message in his name. I highlighted some interesting words in red.
Ariel
There is certainly one person in the Bible named Ariel and
that is one among the leaders who are sent to Iddo by Ezra,
to ask for temple ministers (8:16-17). Some translations
mention an Ariel in either 2 Samuel 23:20 or 1 Chronicles
11:22 but that is dubious (see below). In Isaiah 29:1-8 the
name Ariel is applied to Jerusalem.
The name Ariel is a compound of the Hebrew words
(ari), meaning lion or
gatherer of food from the verb 
(arah), to collect, to gather
food (see the name Ari),
and the name 
(El), the common abbreviation of Elohim.
The Hebrew name Ariel means Lion Of God.
The occurrence of the name Ariel or word ari'el found in 1 Chronicles 11:22 is subject to some debate. Most translations go with a translation of the word in stead of a transliteration of the name (Green, KJV: two lionlike men of Moab; Schlachter: beiden Gotteslöwen Moabs; NBG twee grote helden [=heroes] van Moab; NAS: two sons of Ariel of Moab, with 'two lion-like heroes' in a footnote). The reason for all this is an exact parallel in 2 Samuel 23:20, except that the familiar word
(ariel) is now spelled without the yod:
(arel).
This Hebrew word (arel) returns in Isaiah 33:7 only, where
it is commonly translated with heroes or variants thereof
(NAS: brave men; KJV: valiant ones; Green: heroes; Schlachter:
Helden; SVV: allersterksten [=most strong ones]; NBG: herauten
[=heralds]).
The name Ariel with which Isaiah endows Jerusalem in 29:1-8 may mean Lion of God, but it may also mean something more gruesome. Some linguists have derived this instance of the name Ariel from the word
, altar or alter-hearth,
which is used by Ezekiel
in 45:15-16 (who in turn also uses a unique variant 
once in v 15). It is said that the word is a noun derived from an assumed Hebrew verb (arah), which via-via may be related to an
Arabic verb to burn. The post-fixed letter lamed is
blamed on a so-called afformative, although it is not clear
what exactly it forms.
Something that none of the sources mentions is that the Hebrew verb (arah), to collect or gather,
specifically of food, is readily applied to an incinerator
of sorts; there is no need for an additional verb that
means to burn. The relationship between the
ariel of Isaiah 29 and Ezekiel 43 suggests
the nature of the woe that would strike Jerusalem,
as HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament attests, "Israel
shall become, under the
judgment of God, an Ariel, an altar hearth, that is, the
scene of a holocaust."
Sharon
Even though in our present culture the name Sharon is a popular name for girls, in the Bible it only occurs as the name of two separate regions: one is a pasture land east of the Jordan occupied to the sons of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:16), the other is the plain that covered much of the north coast of Israel (1 Chronicles 27:29). The famous phrase "I am the Rose of Sharon," is exclaimed by the bride of the Song Of Solomon (Song of Solomon 2:1 - see the note below). The only other book in the Bible in which the name Sharon occurs is Isaiah (33:9, 35:2 and 65:10).
The name Sharon is spelled identical to the word
(shiryan), meaning body armor (1 Kings 22:34, Nehemiah
4:16). The prophet Isaiah
uses the body armor as metaphor for righteousness (Isaiah
59:17), but it's unlikely that this devise held such a meaning
to the general public. The question is: what meaning did it
hold?
The word for body armor comes from the root
(shrh), but this word isn't used in the
Bible, so we don't know what it might have meant. It's part of
a series of identical roots that are all too rare to do
anything with. Root (shrh) is unused but yields the noun 
(shyrya), denoting some
kind of weapon, most probably a ballastic one
(Job 41:26). Root (shrh) is also unused but yields the noun
(mishra), meaning juice (Numbers 6:3).
Finally the root (shara) is a verb that means to let loose or release, and is used
in Job 37:3 and Jeremiah 15:11.
A completely different approach is favored by NOBS Study Bible Name List, Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and even BDB Theological Dictionary which reports that the famous theologian Gesenius "plausibly connected" the name Sharon to the verb
(yashar), meaning to be level or straight. This verb commonly
and quite frequently in Scriptures denotes compliance to a moral or ethical standard; just,
law-abiding. Most derivatives of that verb
have to do with just that, except the noun 
(mishor), which means level place or plain (Isaiah 40:4,
Jeremiah 21:13).
For a meaning of the name Sharon, NOBS reads Plain and Jones reads A Great Plain. But to a Hebrew audience, especially a Hebrew audience that never heard of the famous theologian Gesenius, the name Sharon sounded like Body Armor.
Other names taken from the verb are Asshur,
Jashar,
Jesharelah, Jesher,
Jeshurun
and Sharon.
Note on 'Rose of Sharon':
In the Song of Solomon the bride of the story calls out something that is traditionally translated with "I am the rose of Sharon," (2:1) but 'rose' is not correct.
The word is
(habasselet) and denotes a crocus
or meadow saffron. But the nod towards the actual plant is
eclipsed by the wonderful way this word may fall apart to a
creative audience:
(habab) is a rare word, used only once
in the Bible (Deuteronomy 33:3). It means love in the sense of
the love that God feels for the people. A derivation is the
word 
(hob), a rare word meaning bosom (Job
31:33).
(salal) means to grow dark and
derivation 
(sel) means shadow.
The word that indicates this flower seems to means literally Overshadowed By God's Love.
"I am black but lovely," says Sharon's saffron (1:5 & 2:1).
Heavenly Grace
Ariel
There is certainly one person in the Bible named Ariel and
that is one among the leaders who are sent to Iddo by Ezra,
to ask for temple ministers (8:16-17). Some translations
mention an Ariel in either 2 Samuel 23:20 or 1 Chronicles
11:22 but that is dubious (see below). In Isaiah 29:1-8 the
name Ariel is applied to Jerusalem.The name Ariel is a compound of the Hebrew words
(ari), meaning lion or
gatherer of food from the verb (arah), to collect, to gather
food (see the name Ari),
and the name (El), the common abbreviation of Elohim.The Hebrew name Ariel means Lion Of God.
The occurrence of the name Ariel or word ari'el found in 1 Chronicles 11:22 is subject to some debate. Most translations go with a translation of the word in stead of a transliteration of the name (Green, KJV: two lionlike men of Moab; Schlachter: beiden Gotteslöwen Moabs; NBG twee grote helden [=heroes] van Moab; NAS: two sons of Ariel of Moab, with 'two lion-like heroes' in a footnote). The reason for all this is an exact parallel in 2 Samuel 23:20, except that the familiar word
(ariel) is now spelled without the yod:
(arel).This Hebrew word
(arel) returns in Isaiah 33:7 only, where
it is commonly translated with heroes or variants thereof
(NAS: brave men; KJV: valiant ones; Green: heroes; Schlachter:
Helden; SVV: allersterksten [=most strong ones]; NBG: herauten
[=heralds]).The name Ariel with which Isaiah endows Jerusalem in 29:1-8 may mean Lion of God, but it may also mean something more gruesome. Some linguists have derived this instance of the name Ariel from the word
, altar or alter-hearth,
which is used by Ezekiel
in 45:15-16 (who in turn also uses a unique variant once in v 15). It is said that the word is a noun derived from an assumed Hebrew verb (arah), which via-via may be related to an
Arabic verb to burn. The post-fixed letter lamed is
blamed on a so-called afformative, although it is not clear
what exactly it forms.Something that none of the sources mentions is that the Hebrew verb
(arah), to collect or gather,
specifically of food, is readily applied to an incinerator
of sorts; there is no need for an additional verb that
means to burn. The relationship between the
ariel of Isaiah 29 and Ezekiel 43 suggests
the nature of the woe that would strike Jerusalem,
as HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament attests, "Israel
shall become, under the
judgment of God, an Ariel, an altar hearth, that is, the
scene of a holocaust."Sharon
Even though in our present culture the name Sharon is a popular name for girls, in the Bible it only occurs as the name of two separate regions: one is a pasture land east of the Jordan occupied to the sons of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:16), the other is the plain that covered much of the north coast of Israel (1 Chronicles 27:29). The famous phrase "I am the Rose of Sharon," is exclaimed by the bride of the Song Of Solomon (Song of Solomon 2:1 - see the note below). The only other book in the Bible in which the name Sharon occurs is Isaiah (33:9, 35:2 and 65:10).
The name Sharon is spelled identical to the word
(shiryan), meaning body armor (1 Kings 22:34, Nehemiah
4:16). The prophet Isaiah
uses the body armor as metaphor for righteousness (Isaiah
59:17), but it's unlikely that this devise held such a meaning
to the general public. The question is: what meaning did it
hold?The word for body armor comes from the root
(shrh), but this word isn't used in the
Bible, so we don't know what it might have meant. It's part of
a series of identical roots that are all too rare to do
anything with. Root (shrh) is unused but yields the noun (shyrya), denoting some
kind of weapon, most probably a ballastic one
(Job 41:26). Root (shrh) is also unused but yields the noun
(mishra), meaning juice (Numbers 6:3).
Finally the root (shara) is a verb that means to let loose or release, and is used
in Job 37:3 and Jeremiah 15:11. A completely different approach is favored by NOBS Study Bible Name List, Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and even BDB Theological Dictionary which reports that the famous theologian Gesenius "plausibly connected" the name Sharon to the verb
(yashar), meaning to be level or straight. This verb commonly
and quite frequently in Scriptures denotes compliance to a moral or ethical standard; just,
law-abiding. Most derivatives of that verb
have to do with just that, except the noun (mishor), which means level place or plain (Isaiah 40:4,
Jeremiah 21:13). For a meaning of the name Sharon, NOBS reads Plain and Jones reads A Great Plain. But to a Hebrew audience, especially a Hebrew audience that never heard of the famous theologian Gesenius, the name Sharon sounded like Body Armor.
Other names taken from the verb
are Asshur,
Jashar,
Jesharelah, Jesher,
Jeshurun
and Sharon.
Note on 'Rose of Sharon':
In the Song of Solomon the bride of the story calls out something that is traditionally translated with "I am the rose of Sharon," (2:1) but 'rose' is not correct.
The word is
(habasselet) and denotes a crocus
or meadow saffron. But the nod towards the actual plant is
eclipsed by the wonderful way this word may fall apart to a
creative audience: (habab) is a rare word, used only once
in the Bible (Deuteronomy 33:3). It means love in the sense of
the love that God feels for the people. A derivation is the
word (hob), a rare word meaning bosom (Job
31:33). (salal) means to grow dark and
derivation (sel) means shadow.The word that indicates this flower seems to means literally Overshadowed By God's Love.
"I am black but lovely," says Sharon's saffron (1:5 & 2:1).
Heavenly Grace