Hart

Hebrew: 'ayal)

a stag or male deer

It is ranked among the clean animals (Deut. 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 (Isa. 35:6; Song of Songs 2:8, 9; Lam. 1:6; Ps. 42:1).