Ayil (איל) means ram in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ram
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ayil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הזכר שבכבשים.
וּבְיוֹם הַחֹדֶשׁ פַּר בֶּן בָּקָר תְּמִימִם וְשֵׁשֶׁת כְּבָשִׂים וָאַיִל תְּמִימִם יִהְיוּ
- 2בהשאלהמנהיג, בעל שררה, בעל הכח.
אָז נִבְהֲלוּ אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם, אֵילֵי מוֹאָב יֹאחֲזֵמוֹ רָעַד, נָמֹגוּ כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי כְנָעַן
- 3עמוד תמך.
וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל הַהֵיכָל וַיָּמָד אֶת הָאֵילִים שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֹת רֹחַב מִפּוֹ וְשֵׁשׁ אַמּוֹת רֹחַב מִפּוֹ רֹחַב הָאֹהֶל
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ayil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַיִל
- Written without vowel points
- איל
- Said
- ayil
- Root
- א־ו־ל
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- אֵילִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֵילִים; אֵיל־, ר' אֵילֵי־
- Gematria
- 41
This is how Ayil is said in other languages.
- English
- ram
- Arabic
- كبش
- Russian
- баран, овен
- French
- bélier
- Spanish
- carnero, morueco
- German
- Schafbock, Widder
These words mean nearly the same as Ayil.
- יובל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ayil.
The word Ayil is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איל ארץ
- איל ברזל
- איל הון
- איל מצור
- איל ניגוח
- אילא דספינתא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ayil comes from the root א־ו־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Ayil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ayil.
What does Ayil (איל) mean in Hebrew?
Ayil (איל) means ram. It is said ayil, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Ayil (איל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ayil (איל) are יובל.
What rhymes with Ayil (איל)?
Words that rhyme with Ayil (איל) include חיל and תיל.
Is Ayil (איל) masculine or feminine?
The word Ayil (איל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֵילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry איל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.