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In the biblical context, it is used to describe the beauty and agility of these animals, often in poetic or metaphorical language. The term is sometimes used to convey the idea of longing or pursuit, as seen in the imagery of a deer panting for water.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the deer was a common sight in the forests and hills. It was admired for its speed and elegance, making it a fitting symbol in Hebrew poetry and wisdom literature. The deer was also considered a clean animal according to Levitical law, and its meat was permissible for consumption. The imagery of the deer in biblical texts often reflects the natural environment of the ancient Near East, where wildlife played a significant role in daily life and spiritual symbolism.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/197.htm">ulam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hart, stag, deer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>deer (8), stag (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַיָּל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> (<font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>feminine</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a>) <font size="+1"><b>hart, stag, deer</b></font> (Aramaic <em>id.</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb001901.gif">, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb001902.gif">, Assyrian <i><em>ailu</em></i> Dl<sup>w</sup>, but dubious, see Hpt<sup>BAS i. 170</sup>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb001903.gif"> = <em>leader</em> ? compare <font class="hebrew2">אַיִל</font>) Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb111918.gif"> = <em>ibex</em> (i. q. <img src="/bdbgif/bdb111919.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb111920.gif">). — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a> 6t.; plural <font class="hebrew2">אַיָּלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-9.htm">Songs 2:9</a> 3t.; — <em>hart, stag</em>, allowed as food <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15,22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/15-22.htm">Deuteronomy 15:22</a> (all "" <font class="hebrew2">צְבִי</font>); <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-5.htm">Deuteronomy 14:5</a>; ("" <font class="hebrew2">צְבִי</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יַחְמוּר</font> etc.); eaten in Solomon's household <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5-3.htm">1 Kings 5:3</a> ("" as <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-5.htm">Deuteronomy 14:5</a>); simile of leaping <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>; id. <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֹפֶר הָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-9.htm">Songs 2:9,17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-14.htm">Songs 8:14</a> (all "" <font class="hebrew2">צְבִי</font>); as in search of pasture, simile of princes of Judah <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6</a>; as longing for water, simile of longing for <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hart <p>An intensive form of <a href="/hebrew/352.htm">'ayil</a> (in the sense of ram); a stag or male deer -- hart. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/352.htm">'ayil</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַיָּ֥ל איל הָ֣אַיָּ֔ל הָֽאַיָּלִ֑ים הָֽאַיָּלִ֔ים הָאַיָּלִ֖ים האיל האילים וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ וכאיל׃ כְּאַיָּ֗ל כְּאַיָּלִים֙ כָּֽאַיָּל֙ כאיל כאילים מֵֽאַיָּ֤ל מאיל ’ay·yāl ’ayyāl aiYal hā’ayyāl hā’ayyālîm hā·’ay·yā·lîm hā·’ay·yāl haaiYal haaiyaLim kā’ayyāl kā·’ay·yāl kaaiYal kə’ayyāl kə’ayyālîm kə·’ay·yā·lîm kə·’ay·yāl keaiYal keaiyaLim mê’ayyāl mê·’ay·yāl meaiYal vechaaiYal wə·ḵā·’ay·yāl wəḵā’ayyāl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 12:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּ כַּצְּבִ֖י <b> וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of it, as of the gazelle <span class="itali">and the deer.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thereof, as of the roebuck, <span class="itali">and as of the hart.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> may eat of the gazelle <span class="itali">and the deer</span><p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 12:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַצְּבִי֙ וְאֶת־ <b> הָ֣אַיָּ֔ל </b> כֵּ֖ן תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as a gazelle <span class="itali">or a deer</span> is eaten,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Even as the roebuck <span class="itali">and the hart</span> is eaten,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eaten A gazelle <span class="itali">A deer</span> so will eat<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 14:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אַיָּ֥ל </b> וּצְבִ֖י וְיַחְמ֑וּר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">the deer,</span> the gazelle, the roebuck,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The hart,</span> and the roebuck,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the deer</span> the gazelle the roebuck<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/15-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 15:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יַחְדָּ֔ו כַּצְּבִ֖י <b> וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [may eat it], as a gazelle <span class="itali">or a deer.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as the roebuck, <span class="itali">and as the hart.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/15-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> alike A gazelle <span class="itali">A deer</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 4:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צֹ֑אן לְ֠בַד <b> מֵֽאַיָּ֤ל </b> וּצְבִי֙ וְיַחְמ֔וּר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> besides <span class="itali">deer,</span> gazelles,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sheep, <span class="itali">beside harts,</span> and roebucks,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sheep alone <span class="itali">deer</span> gazelles roebucks<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 42:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבְנֵי־ קֹֽרַח׃ <b> כְּאַיָּ֗ל </b> תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer</span> pants<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">As the hart</span> panteth after the water<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Korah <span class="itali">as the deer</span> pants and<p><b><a href="/text/songs/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">א֖וֹ לְעֹ֣פֶר <b> הָֽאַיָּלִ֑ים </b> הִנֵּה־ זֶ֤ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a young <span class="itali">stag.</span> Behold,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or a young <span class="itali">hart:</span> behold, he standeth<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or A young <span class="itali">stag</span> Behold he<p><b><a href="/text/songs/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">א֛וֹ לְעֹ֥פֶר <b> הָאַיָּלִ֖ים </b> עַל־ הָ֥רֵי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a young <span class="itali">stag</span> on the mountains<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or a young <span class="itali">hart</span> upon the mountains<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Or A young <span class="itali">stag</span> on the mountains<p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">א֚וֹ לְעֹ֣פֶר <b> הָֽאַיָּלִ֔ים </b> עַ֖ל הָרֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a young <span class="itali">stag</span> On the mountains<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or to a young <span class="itali">hart</span> upon the mountains<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or A young <span class="itali">stag</span> on the mountains<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/35-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 35:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָ֣ז יְדַלֵּ֤ג <b> כָּֽאַיָּל֙ </b> פִּסֵּ֔חַ וְתָרֹ֖ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will leap <span class="itali">like a deer,</span> And the tongue<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [man] leap <span class="itali">as an hart,</span> and the tongue<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then will leap <span class="itali">A deer</span> the lame will shout<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָי֣וּ שָׂרֶ֗יהָ <b> כְּאַיָּלִים֙ </b> לֹא־ מָצְא֣וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have become <span class="itali">like deer</span> That have found<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her princes <span class="itali">are become like harts</span> [that] find<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have become her princes <span class="itali">deer</span> no have found<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_354.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_354.htm">Strong's Hebrew 354<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/aiyal_354.htm">’ay·yāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haaiyal_354.htm">hā·’ay·yāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haaiyalim_354.htm">hā·’ay·yā·lîm — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaaiyal_354.htm">kā·’ay·yāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keaiyal_354.htm">kə·’ay·yāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keaiyalim_354.htm">kə·’ay·yā·lîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meaiyal_354.htm">mê·’ay·yāl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechaaiyal_354.htm">wə·ḵā·’ay·yāl — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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