יָלָא

יָילָא, יָלָא, יָאלָאm. hedge-hog, believed to suck and injure the udders of cattle. Targ. O. Lev. 11:30 יַלָא ed. Berl. (Var. יַלָּא, יָלָא; Y. מינקת חויא; h. text אנקה).Pl. יָילֵי Sabb.54b כי … לימצוהיי׳ Ar. (ed. יָאלֵי) to prevent hedge-hogs from sucking them. B. Bath.4a top Herod put around Babas head כלילא דיי׳ (Ms. M. דיא׳, v. Rabb. S. a. l. note) a garland made of skins of hedge-hogs which pricked his eyes out.