אַיָּלָה

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 simileמְשַׁוֶּה 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.