Benner's Lexicon of Biblical Hebrew
El - אל
אל . AL (pr) Act: Yoke, Guide, Swear Obj: Ox, Oak, Yoke Abs: Strength, Oath, Learn Def: The yoke is understood as a “staff on the shoulders” (see Isaiah 9:4) in order to harness their power for pulling loads such as a wagon or plow. Hence, the two pictographs can also represent “the ox in the yoke.” Often two oxen were yoked together. An older, more experienced ox would be teamed up (yoked) with a younger, less experienced ox. The older ox in the yoke is the “strong authority” who, through the yoke, teaches the younger ox. AH: 
- The pictograph . is a picture of an ox head and also represents its strength. The . is a picture of a shepherd staff and also represents the authority of the shepherd. Combined these two pictographs mean “the strong authority” and can be anyone or thing of strong authority.
| 39 | אל. (masc) ale Tran: MIGHTY.ONE Def: One who holds authority over others, such as a judge, chief or god. Rel: In the sense of being yoked to one another; the power of the ox's muscles to perform work. KJV: God, god, power, mighty, goodly, great, idols, strong, unto, with, against, at, into, in, before, to, of, upon, by, toward, hath, for, on, beside, from, where, after, within Str: #0410 |
| 40 | אל. (com) ale Tran: TO Alt: at; by; for; on; into, belonging to. Def: Used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of progress toward a place, person, or thing reached. Rel: A moving to or toward something to be with it, as the ox moves toward a destination. KJV: unto, with, against, at, into, in, before, to, of, upon, by, toward, has, for, on, beside, from, where, after, within Str: #0413 |
| 41 | אלה. (fem) al'law / ay'law Tran: OAK Def: A species of tree with dense, hard, wood. A tough durable wood. KJV: oak, elm, teil tree Str: #0424, #0427 |
| 42 | אליה. (fem) al'yaw Tran: RUMP Def: The fat part of the hind part of a sheep that is considered an Eastern delicacy. KJV: rump Str: #0451 |
אלה . ALH (ch) Def: The yoking together of two parties. A treaty or covenant binds two parties together through an oath (yoke). The oath included blessings for abiding by the covenant and curses for breaking the covenant (see Deuteronomy 28). The God of the Hebrews was seen as the older ox that is yoked to his people in a covenant relationship. |
| 43 | אלה. (vrb) aw'law / aw'law Tran: TAKE.AN.OATH Def: The placing of oneself in a binding agreement to a course of action including a curse for violating the oath. Also meaning to lament. KJV: swear, curse, adjure, lament Str: #0421, #0422 |
| 44 | אלה. (fem) aw'law Tran: OATH Def: Something corroborated by a vow. A binding agreement, including the curse for violating the oath. KJV: curse, oath, execration, swearing Str: #0423 |
| 45 | אלוה. (masc) el'o'ah Tran: POWER Def: Possession of control, authority, or influence over others; physical might. The power or might of one who rules or teaches. One who yokes with another. Often applies to rulers or a god. Often used in the plural form literally meaning “mighty ones,” but often used in a singular sense to mean “The Mighty One.” KJV: God, god, judge, angel, mighty, godly, heathen deity Str: #0430, #0433 Aramaic: אלה. el'aw #0426 |
| 46 | תאלה. (fem) tah'al'aw Tran: CURSE KJV: curse Str: #8381 |
אול . AWL (ch) Def: The strength of the ox. |
| 47 | אול. (masc) ool Tran: STRENGTH KJV: mighty, strength Str: #0193 |
יאל . YAL (ch) Def: The placing of the yoke upon the shoulders to perform a task. |
| 48 | יאל. (vrb) yaw'al Tran: TAKE.UPON Alt: agree. Def: The placing of a yoke on the shoulders, literally or figuratively, to perform work or undertake a task. KJV: content, please, would, taken upon me, began, assayed, willingly Str: #2974 |
איל . AYL (ch) Def: Anyone or anything that functions as the “strong authority” is seen as the older ox. Such as a ram or stag deer (the strong leader of the flock or heard), chief (strong leader of the tribe), pillar (as the strong support of a building), oak tree (one of the strongest of the woods). |
| 49 | איל. (masc) ah'yawl / ah'yil / eh'yawl Tran: BUCK Def: The large males of a flock of sheep or herd of deer. By extension, anything of strength including a chief, pillar (as the strong support of a building), or oak tree (one of the strongest of the woods). KJV: ram, post, mighty, tree, lintel, oak, strength, hart Str: #0352, #0353, #0354 |
| 50 | אילה. (fem) ah'yaw'law Tran: DOE Def: The adult female fallow deer. KJV: hind Str: #0355 |
| 51 | אילות. (fem) eh'yaw'looth Tran: STRENGTH KJV: strength Str: #0360 |
| 52 | אילון. (masc) al'lone / ay'lone Tran: GREAT.TREE Def: A tree made of very dense, hard, wood. KJV: plain, oak, tree Str: #0436, #0437 Aramaic: ee'lawn #0363 |
| 53 | אילם. (masc) ay'lawm Tran: ARCH Alt: self Def: The arch is the strongest architectural design for an entry through a building or wall. KJV: arch Str: #0361 |
אלף . ALP (ad) Def: The yoke of the oxen, the yoke of learning. An older experienced ox is yoked to a younger inexperienced one in order to teach it how to pull a load. A thousand, as a large number of oxen. Rel: an ox as wearing a yoke for work |
| 54 | אלף. (vrb) aw'lof Tran: LEARN Alt: teach; teacher Def: To learn by example in the sense of being yoked to another. KJV: teach, learn, utter Str: #0502 |
| 55 | אלף. (vrb) aw'laf Tran: GIVE.A.THOUSAND Def: To make or bring forth a thousand, a thousand-fold. KJV: bring forth thousands Str: #0503 |
| 56 | אלף. (masc) eh'lef Tran: THOUSAND Def: Ten times one hundred in amount or number. KJV: thousand Str: #0505 Aramaic: al'af #0506 |
| 57 | אלף. (masc) eh'lef Tran: BOVINE Def: An adult male of the bovine family. (In Judges 6:15 this word is used for “family”). KJV: kine, oxen, family Str: #0504 |
| 58 | אלוף. (masc) al'loof Tran: CHIEF Def: Accorded highest rank or office; of greatest importance, significance, or influence. The military commander of a thousand men. One who is yoked to another to lead and teach. KJV: duke, guide, friend, governor, captain, ox Str: #0441 |