ʼayeleth — H365

Definition

feminine noun

a doe

1. doe, deer, hind
2. "Aijeleth Shahar" is part of the title of Ps 22:1 and probably describes to the musician the melody to which the psalm was to be played

Usually translated as

hind, Aijeleth

Origin

the same as H355

• Same as ʼayâlâh (H355)

Occurrences

ʼayeleth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (1)

• 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.
• Jeremiah 14:5 — Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.