lioness

Everyday

1. A female lion. tree →
2. (figurative) A brave, strong woman who protects her family or team. tree →

In the lessons

In science and nature lessons lionesses are the main hunters of a lion group, called a pride; they work together to catch prey and look after the cubs. In stories a «lioness» shows a fierce, protective mother. In England the women's football team is called the Lionesses. Phrases: a pride of lions, a lioness and her cubs.

Examples

• The lioness crept through the tall grass. tree →
• Lionesses do most of the hunting for the pride. tree →
• The lioness licked her cubs clean. tree →
• A lioness has no mane, unlike a male lion. tree →
• Mum fought for us like a lioness. tree →
• The Lionesses won the football match. tree →
• Three lionesses chased a zebra. tree →
• At the zoo, the lioness was sleeping in the sun. tree →
• Presently there met him a lioness with her cub. tree →

Note

Plural: lionesses (add -es). The male is a lion; babies are cubs; a group is a pride. Trap: people think the male hunts most, but in a pride it is mainly the lionesses. Other -ess animal words: tigress.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the blessings of Jacob and Balaam and Moses, the lioness stands for Israel's strength and boldness, so no one dares to rouse the tribe. Ezekiel calls Judah's royal mother a lioness who raised young lions, a picture of the kings of Judah. In Job the lioness is an animal that God provides prey for. In the primary lessons: In science and nature lessons lionesses are the main hunters of a lion group, called a pride; they work together to catch prey and look after the cubs. In stories a «lioness» shows a fierce, protective mother. In England the women's football team is called the Lionesses. Phrases: a pride of lions, a lioness and her cubs.

Examples

• He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? (Torah GEN.49.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? (Torah NUM.24.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And of Gad he said: Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad; he dwelleth as a lioness, and teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. (Torah DEU.33.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad. (Writings JOB.4.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• and say: How was thy mother a lioness; among lions she couched, in the midst of the young lions she reared her whelps! (Prophets EZK.19.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural: lionesses (add -es). The male is a lion; babies are cubs; a group is a pride. Trap: people think the male hunts most, but in a pride it is mainly the lionesses. Other -ess animal words: tigress.