The meaning of “אַיָּל”
Understanding ʼayâl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
an intensive form of אַיִל (in the sense of ram) hart. - a stag or male deer 1) stag, deer, hart
אַיָּל
an intensive form of אַיִל (in the sense of ram) hart. - a stag or male deer 1) stag, deer, hart
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 14:5 | “The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.” Word: אַיָּל (ʼayâl) | |
| 1 Kings 4:23 | “Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.” Word: אַיָּל (ʼayâl) | |
| Psalms 42:1 | “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” Word: אַיָּל (ʼayâl) | |
| Song of Solomon 2:17 | “Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. ” Word: אַיָּל (ʼayâl) | |
| Isaiah 35:6 | “Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” Word: אַיָּל (ʼayâl) |