What does אַיָּל (ka’ayyālôṯ) mean in the Bible?
אַיָּל (ka’ayyālôṯ): Symbol of strength and swiftness, often representing vigor or fleeing from danger in poetic imagery
Hebrew · H354
אַיָּל
A stag or male deer
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אַיָּל H354
Pronunciation ka’ayyālôṯ
What does אַיָּל (ka’ayyālôṯ) mean in the Bible?
אַיָּל (ka’ayyālôṯ): Symbol of strength and swiftness, often representing vigor or fleeing from danger in poetic imagery
Full entry for אַיָּל (H354) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H354?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or deer (2), stag (2), . . . (1), As the deer (1), deer (1).
Where does אַיָּל (ka’ayyālôṯ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 12:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), Song Of Solomon (3), 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or deer 2× Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:22
stag 2× Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 8:14
. . . 1× Song Of Solomon 2:17
As the deer 1× Psalms 42:1
deer 1× 1 Kings 4:23
like a deer 1× Isaiah 35:6
like deer 1× Lamentations 1:6
or a deer 1× Deuteronomy 15:22
the deer 1× Deuteronomy 14:5
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 12:15 וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ to or deer Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 12:22 הָ֣אַיָּ֔ל to or deer Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:5 אַיָּ֥ל to the deer Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:22 וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ to or a deer Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 4:23 מֵֽאַיָּ֤ל to deer Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 42:1 כְּאַיָּ֗ל to As the deer Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 2:9 הָֽאַיָּלִ֑ים to stag Article | Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 2:17 הָאַיָּלִ֖ים to . . . Article | Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 8:14 הָֽאַיָּלִ֔ים to stag Article | Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 35:6 כָּֽאַיָּל֙ to like a deer Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 12:15
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 4 1 Kings 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ 2x wə·ḵā·’ay·yāl Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
אַיָּ֥ל 1x ’ay·yāl Deuteronomy 14:5
הָ֣אַיָּ֔ל 1x hā·’ay·yāl Deuteronomy 12:22
הָֽאַיָּלִ֑ים 1x hā·’ay·yā·lîm Song Of Solomon 2:9
הָאַיָּלִ֖ים 1x hā·’ay·yā·lîm Song Of Solomon 2:17
הָֽאַיָּלִ֔ים 1x hā·’ay·yā·lîm Song Of Solomon 8:14
כְּאַיָּ֗ל 1x kə·’ay·yāl Psalms 42:1
כָּֽאַיָּל֙ 1x kā·’ay·yāl Isaiah 35:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Song Of Solomon 2:9, Song Of Solomon 2:17, Song Of Solomon 8:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 15:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 12:22
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 14:5
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Lamentations 1:6
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 42:1
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 35:6
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 4:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Symbol of strength and swiftness, often representing vigor or fleeing from danger in poetic imagery
Source Gloss
a stag or male deer
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Symbol of strength and swiftness, often representing vigor or fleeing from danger in poetic imagery
a stag or male deer BDB: hart Usage: hart.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Like the hinds/deer; signifies supernatural agility and sure-footedness in dangerous terrain
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain