Word Study · Strong's H355 · Hebrew
אַיָּלָה
ayalah
ah-yaw-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼayâlâh
“a doe or female deer”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a doe or female deer
Rendered in the KJV as
hind.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- בְּאַיְל֣וֹת2
- כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת2
- אַיָּלָ֣ה1
- אַיָּלוֹת֮1
- אַיָּל֣וֹת1
- אַיֶּ֥לֶת1
- אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙1
- כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹת1
How it is rendered · 6
- like the does3
- by [the] does of2
- does2
- [is] a doe1
- a doe1
- a doe of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural3
- noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncfpa · 3
- HNcfpa · 2
- HNcfsa · 2
- HR/Ncfpc · 2
- HNcfsc · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms2 of 10 · 20%
- Song of Solomon2 of 10 · 20%
- Genesis1 of 10 · 10%
- 2 Samuel1 of 10 · 10%
- Job1 of 10 · 10%
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Genesis1 occurrence
2 Samuel1 occurrence
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 18:33כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתkaaiyalotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluralHe makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.here: like the does
- Psalms 29:9אַיָּלוֹת֮ʾaiyalotnoun · feminine pluralThe voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”here: does
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 2:7בְּאַיְל֣וֹתbeaylotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.here: by [the] does of
- Song of Solomon 3:5בְּאַיְל֣וֹתbeaylotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.here: by [the] does of