איל

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איל¹

  • /ʔajl/
  • /ˈʔa.jil/
  • [ˈʔaː.jil]
  • [ˈʔæː.jil]
  • /ˈ(ʔ)æ.jil/ Persian
  • /ˈa.jil/
  • /ˈ(ʔ)a.jil/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -a.jil

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayyal-.

noun אַיִל · áyil · אֵילִים · אֵיל־ · אֵילִי

  1. ram (a male sheep, typically uncastrated) וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־הָאַיִל הַשֵּׁנִי אֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים וַיִּסְמְכוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָיִל׃

Opposite: רָחֵל

איל²

Where it comes from

See etymology at the plene spelling.

noun אַיָּל · ayál

  1. misspelling defective spelling of אייל

איל³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic אילא (ʾīyālā).

noun אֱיָל · eyal · אֱיָלוּת

  1. misspelling defective spelling of אייל

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Opposite: רָחֵל

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {איל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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