ya.a.lah denotes the female animal named alongside a loving, graceful deer in Proverbs 5:19.

The attested use identifies a female animal in Proverbs 5:19, where it stands in an affectionate comparison and the APB renders the clause “A loving doe, a graceful deer.”

1. Female animal in an affectionate comparison · dominant

   In Proverbs 5:19, the feminine singular construct form יַעֲלַ֫ת occurs in the opening comparison; the APB renders the clause “A loving doe, a graceful deer” before speaking of satisfaction and love.

   Proverbs 5:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 5:19, the APB presents the term within “A loving doe, a graceful deer.” The term’s exact English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.