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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Hart

Hart [N] [S]

(Heb. '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 Isaiah 2:8 Isaiah 2:9 ; Lamentations 1:6 ; Psalms 42:1 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Hart". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

King James Dictionary - Hart

Hart

A deer; hind.

As the HART panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. ( Psalm 42:1 )

Source: A King James Dictionary. (Used with permission. Copyright © Philip P. Kapusta)
Bibliography Information

"Entry for 'Hart'". A King James Dictionary.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Hart

Hart, [N] [E]

the male stag. The word denotes some member of the deer tribe either the fallow deer or the Barbary deer. The hart is reckoned among the clean animals, ( 12:15 ; 14:5 ; 15:22 ) and seems from the passages quoted, as well as from ( 1 Kings 4:23 ) to have been commonly killed for food.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Hart,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hart

HART

hart.

See DEER.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HART'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.