ʼayil — H352

H352 · Hebrew — איל

Pronunciation: ah'-yil

Definition

masculine noun

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

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

Usually translated as

ram, post, mighty, lintel, oak, tree

Origin

from the same as H193

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼayil occurs 185 times in 171 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (20), Leviticus (19), Numbers (65), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezra (2), Job (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (33), Daniel (5), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A