- Original: ארא - Transliteration: 'ara' - Phonetic: ar-aw' - Definition: Ara = lion 1. a descendant of Asher - Origin: probably for H738 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: Probably for H738 ; lion; Ara an Israelite: - Ara. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ara, 1 1 Chronicles 7:38