אַיִל

Strong’s Definition

properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree

Etymology & Derivation

from the same as H193 (אוּל);

KJV Usage

mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.ram
• 2.ram (as food)
• 3.ram (as sacrifice)
• 4.ram (skin dyed red, for tabernacle)
• 5.pillar, door post, jambs, pilaster
• 6.strong man, leader, chief
• 7.mighty tree, terebinth

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼayil; Pronunciation: ah'-yil