Easton's Bible Dictionary: Hart
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(Hebrews `ayal), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (
Deuteronomy 12:15
;
14:5
;
15:22
), and was commonly killed for food (
1 Kings 4:23
). The hart is frequently alluded to in the poetical and prophetical books (
Isaiah 35:6
; Cant. 2:8, 9;
Lamentations 1:6
;
Psalm 42:1
).
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