אַיִל (ʾayil) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning leader. It appears
196 times
in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H352).
Also rendered
terebinth
projecting pillar
ram
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 45d)
Range of meaning (TWOT 45d)ram; strength, strong, chief, pilaster, oak; mighty, lintel, post, tree
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אַ֫יִלnoun, masculine: ram
ram (as leader of flock)
Strong's H352אַיִל: properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree KJV:mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 45: אולʾwl — be in front of, precede, lead