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From: Concise Bible Dictionary: H By: George A. Morrish

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The word ayyalah is supposed to allude to any kind of deer found in Palestine: no particular species can be identified. It is used as a symbol of activity (Gen. 49:21²¹Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Genesis 49:21); 2 Sam. 22:34³⁴He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. (2 Samuel 22:34); Psa. 18:33³³He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. (Psalm 18:33); Psa. 29:9⁹The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. (Psalm 29:9); Song of Sol. 2:7⁷I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. (Song of Solomon 2:7); Song of Sol. 3:5⁵I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. (Song of Solomon 3:5); Hab. 3:19¹⁹The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. (Habakkuk 3:19)). See HART.

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