Lexical Definition
יָעֵל yâʻêl (yaw-ale') Wildgoats' H:N-M
from יַעַל
wild goat.
- an ibex (as climbing)
1) mountain goat
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [יָעֵל] noun [masculine] mountain-goat (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 יְעֵיעָא, Syriac ; Arabic
,
; Assyrian ia'ilu DlS 53 (but HptBAS i. 170, Jägerib. 465); Ethiopic
see HomNS 280) — Plural יְעֵלִים Ps 104:18 (|| שְׁפַנִּים); צוּרֵי ׳הַיּ 1Sam 24:3* יַעֲלֵיסָֿ֑לַע Job 39:1 (|| אַיָּלוֺת; compare I. יַעֲלָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 24:3* |
| Job | 39:1 |
| Psalms | 104:18 |