Strong's Lexicon

H355

H355 — אַיָלָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewayalahnoun femOccurrences: 8TWOT: 451

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H355
Word:אַיָלָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H354
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:ayalah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ah-yaw-law'
Meaning:1. a doe or female deer
KJV Renderings:hind.

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אַיָּלָה noun feminine hind, doe׳ א absolute Gen 49:21 (but read אֵילָה see below); אַיֶּ֫לֶת Jer 14:5 construct אַיֶּ֫לֶת Ps 22:1; Prov 5:19 plural אַיָּלוֺת Ps 29:9 + 4 t; construct אַיְלוֺת Song 2:7; Song 3:5 — hind, doe, as calving Job 39:1 (׳ חֹלֵל א || לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי סָ֑לַע) compare Ps 29:9 ׳ יְחוֺלֵל א ׳ קוֺל י; in adjuration הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ בָּצְבָאוֺת אוֺ בְּא Song 2:7; Song 3:5 in simile מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי ׳ כָּא Ps 18:34 = 2Sam 22:34 compare ׳ כָּא ׳ וַיָּשֶׂם ר Hab 3:19 i.e. surefooted, secure, compare || וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי Ps 18:34 (2Sam 22:34 so Hab 3:19 but verb יַדְרִכֵנִי metaphor of Naphtali Gen 49:21 שְׁלֻחָה ׳ א, but read אֵילָה, compare sub. I. אֵלָה; in name of a melody Ps 22:1 עַלאַֿיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר compare De, & forhind as figurative of dawn Yom.29 a.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אילה (ahy-yah-lah’)

Job 39:1

KJV: Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
EHCC: canst thou mark when the hinds do

Psalms 18:33

KJV: He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
EHCC: (54). He maketh my feet lite hinds’ (feet),

Song of Songs 2:7

KJV: I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.I charge…: Heb. I adjure you
EHCC: &3:5. by the hinds of the field,

Habakkuk 3:19

KJV: The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.chief…: or, overseerstringed…: Heb. Neginoth
EHCC: he will make my feet like hinds’
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