אַיָּלָה ayyalah
Hebrew word for “doe” · Strong’s H355 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
doe, deer, hind
How it is translated
Glosses given for ayyalah in context, with how often each is used:
- doe 4
- does 4
- like does 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Song of Solomon | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 49 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Job 39 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 22 (1), Psalms 29 (1), Proverbs 5 (1), Song of Solomon 2 (1), Song of Solomon 3 (1), Jeremiah 14 (1)
Forms
- כאילות 3
- אילת 3
- אילות 2
- באילות 2
- אילה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ayyalah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אַהֲבָה ahavah “love” 3
- בָּמָה bamah “high place” 3
- שָׁוָה shavah “be like” 2
- רֶגֶל regel “foot” 3
- צְבִי tsevi “beauty” 2
- שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 3
- חוּל chul “to twist” 2
- נָצַח natsach “to conduct” 2
- עוּר ur “to rouse” 2
- חָפֵץ chaphets “to delight in” 2
- שָׁבַע shava “to swear” 2
- עָזַב azav “to leave” 2
Key verses
The verses using ayyalah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 49:21 — Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
- 2 Samuel 22:34 — He maketh my feet like hinds’ and setteth me upon my high places.
- Job 39:1 — Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
- Psalms 18:33 — He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
- Psalms 22:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the…
- Psalms 29:9 — The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
- Proverbs 5:19 — Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
- Song of Solomon 2:7 — I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
- Song of Solomon 3:5 — I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
- Jeremiah 14:5 — Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
- Habakkuk 3:19 — The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.