אַיָּל

אַיָּל noun [masculine] (feminine Ps 42:2) hart, stag, deer (Aramaic id., , Arabic , Assyrian ailu Dl^w, but dubious, see Hpt^{BAS i. 170}; Ethiopic = leader ? compare אַיִל) Arabic = ibex (i. q. , ). — ׳א absolute Deut 12:15 + 6 t.; plural אַיָּלִים Song 2:9 + 3 t.; — hart, stag, allowed as food Deut 12:15; Deut 12:22; Deut 15:22 (all || צְבִי); Deut 14:5 (|| צְבִי, יַחְמוּר etc.); eaten in Solomon's household 1Kgs 5:3 (|| as Deut 14:5); simile of leaping Isa 35:6 id. ׳עֹפֶר הָא Song 2:9; Song 2:17; Song 8:14 (all || צְבִי); as in search of pasture, simile of princes of Judah Lam 1:6 as longing for water, simile of longing for ׳י Ps 42:2.