[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paillon \pail`lon"\, n.; pl. -lions. f., fr. paille straw.
   a thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or
   to show through a translucent medium.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
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[2] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

lions
   the most powerful of all carnivorous animals. although not now
   found in palestine, they must have been in ancient times very
   numerous there. they had their lairs in the forests jer. 5:6;
   12:8; amos 3:4, in the caves of the mountains cant. 4:8; nah.
   2:12, and in the canebrakes on the banks of the jordan jer.
   49:19; 50:44; zech. 11:3.
   
     no fewer than at least six different words are used in the old
   testament for the lion. 1. _gor_ i.e., a "suckling", the
   lion's whelp gen. 49:9; jer. 51:38, etc.. 2. _kephir_ i.e.,
   "shaggy", the young lion judg. 14:5; job 4:10; ps. 91:13;
   104:21, a term which is also used figuratively of cruel enemies
   ps. 34:10; 35:17; 58:6; jer. 2:15. 3. _'ari_ i.e., the
   "puller" in pieces, denoting the lion in general, without
   reference to age or sex num. 23:24; 2 sam. 17:10, etc.. 4.
   _shahal_ the "roarer", the mature lion job 4:10; ps. 91:13;
   prov. 26:13; hos. 5:14. 5. _laish_, so called from its
   strength and bravery job 4:11; prov. 30:30; isa. 30:6. the
   capital of northern dan received its name from this word. 6.
   _labi_, from a root meaning "to roar," a grown lion or lioness
   gen. 49:9; num. 23:24; 24:9; ezek. 19:2; nah. 2:11.
   
     the lion of palestine was properly of the asiatic variety,
   distinguished from the african variety, which is larger. yet it
   not only attacked flocks in the presence of the shepherd, but
   also laid waste towns and villages 2 kings 17:25, 26 and
   devoured men 1 kings 13:24, 25. shepherds sometimes,
   single-handed, encountered lions and slew them 1 sam. 17:34,
   35; amos 3:12. samson seized a young lion with his hands and
   "rent him as he would have rent a kid" judg. 14:5, 6. the
   strength judg. 14:18, courage 2 sam. 17:10, and ferocity
   gen. 49:9 of the lion were proverbial.
   

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