אַיָּל

אַיָּל noun [masculine] (feminine Sl 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 5 Mos 12,15 + 6 t.; plural אַיָּלִים Hoj 2,9 + 3 t.; — hart, stag, allowed as food 5 Mos 12,15; 5 Mos 12,22; 5 Mos 15,22 (all || צְבִי); 5 Mos 14,5 (|| צְבִי, יַחְמוּר etc.); eaten in Solomon's household 1 Kong 5,3 (|| as 5 Mos 14,5); simile of leaping Es 35,6 id. ׳עֹפֶר הָא Hoj 2,9; Hoj 2,17; Hoj 8,14 (all || צְבִי); as in search of pasture, simile of princes of Judah Klg 1,6 as longing for water, simile of longing for ׳י Sl 42,2.