אַיֶּלֶת
ayelet · doe
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H365 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ayelet (אַיֶּלֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “doe”.
The female deer. In the title of Psalm 22, "The doe of the dawn" is probably the name of a tune.
How to say it
a·ye·let
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Female deer, nimble and tender with her young.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 22:1
For the director. On The Doe of the Dawn. A psalm of David. My El, my El, why have you abandoned me? Far from my salvation are the words of my roaring.
- Proverbs 5:19
a loving doe and a graceful mountain goat; let her breasts satisfy you at all times; in her love may you be lost always.
- Jeremiah 14:5
For even the doe in the field gives birth and abandons it, for there is no fresh grass.