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<p> &nbsp;Genesis 49:21 (a) This is a picture of the freedom, liberty and enjoyment which this tribe would have in life. Those whom the Lord sets free are free indeed. </p> <p> &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:34 (a) The hind is the female of the red deer. It is noted for its fleetness and its sure-footedness. The [[Psalmist]] is using this as a type of the ability which [[God]] gave him of avoiding King Saul, and other dangerous enemies. It is a picture also of the ability [[God]] gives His children to travel easily over the rough paths of life, and to feel at home among the difficulties of life. The hind enjoys the rough mountain terrain. She is sure-footed, she does not seek easy paths. (See also &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:19; &nbsp;Psalm 18:33). (The "hart" is the male member of the red deer family). </p>

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as [[E.]] apua of Bermuda, and [[E.]] Drummond-hayi of Florida; - called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] domestic; a servant. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' a.) In the rear; - opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession. </p>

<p> The female of the hart or stag, a species of deer, distinguished for the lightness and elegance of its form. The hind is destitute of horns, like all the females of this class, except the reindeer. In &nbsp;Genesis 49:21 , Naphtali is compared to a hind roaming at liberty, or quickly growing up into elegance; while the "goodly words" of Naphtali refer to the future orators, prophets, and poets of the tribe. [[A]] faithful and affectionate wife is compared to the hind, &nbsp;Proverbs 5:19 , as also are swift and sure-footed heroes, &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:34 &nbsp; Habakkuk 3:19 . </p>

<p> The word <i> ayyalah is </i> 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. &nbsp;Genesis 49:21; &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:34 , &nbsp;Psalm 18:33; &nbsp;Psalm 29:9; &nbsp;Song of Solomon 2:7; &nbsp;Song of Solomon 3:5; &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:19 . See [[Hart.]] </p>

<p> [[Hind,]] n. The female of the red deer or stag. </p> <p> [[Hind,]] n. [[A]] domestic a servant. </p> 1. [[A]] peasant a rustic or a husbandman's servant. <p> [[Hind,]] a. Backward pertaining to the part which follows in opposition to the fore part as the hind legs of a quadruped the hind toes the hind shoes of a horse the hind part of an animal. </p>

<p> <strong> [[Hind]] </strong> . See Hart. </p>

<p> (See [[Hart.)]] </p>

<p> (אִוָּלָה, ''ayalah','' &nbsp;Genesis 49:21; &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:34; &nbsp;Job 34:1; &nbsp;Psalms 18:33; &nbsp;Psalms 29:9; &nbsp;Song of Solomon 2:7; &nbsp;Song of Solomon 3:5; &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:19; or </p> <p> אִוֶּלֶת, ''aye'leth,'' &nbsp;Proverbs 5:19; &nbsp;Jeremiah 14:5; "Aijaleth," Psalms 22 :title), the female of the hart or stag, "doe" being the female of the fallow-deer, and "roe" being sometimes used for that of the roebuck. All the females of the Cervidae, with the exception of the reindeer, are hornless. (See [[Deer]]). The hind is frequently noticed in the poetical parts of Scripture as emblematic of activity (&nbsp;Genesis 49:21; &nbsp;2 Samuel 22:34; &nbsp;Psalms 18:33; &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:19), gentleness (&nbsp;Proverbs 5:19), feminine modesty (&nbsp;Song of Solomon 2:7; &nbsp;Song of Solomon 3:5), earnest longing (&nbsp;Psalms 42:1), and maternal affection (&nbsp;Jeremiah 14:5). Its shyness and remoteness from the haunts of men are also noticed (&nbsp;Job 39:1), and its timidity, causing it to cast its young at the sound of thunder (&nbsp;Psalms 29:9). The conclusion which some have drawn from the passage last quoted, that the hind produces her young with great difficulty, is not, in reality, deducible from the words, and is expressly contradicted by &nbsp;Job 39:3. It may be remarked on &nbsp;Psalms 18:33, and &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:19, where the Lord is said to cause the feet to stand firm like those of a hind on high places, that this representation is in perfect harmony with the habits of mountain stags; but the version of &nbsp;Proverbs 5:19, "Let the wife of thy bosom be as the beloved hind and favorite roe," seems to indicate that here the words are generalized so as to include under roe monogamous species of antelopes, whose affections and consortship are permanent and strong; for stags are polygamous. The Sept. reads אֵילָה in &nbsp;Genesis 49:21, rendering it στέλεχος ἀνειμένον, "a luxuriant terebinth," an emendation adopted by Bochart. Lowth has proposed a similar change in Psalms 29, but in neither case can the emendation be accepted. Naphtali verified the comparison of himself to a "graceful or tall hind" by the events recorded in &nbsp;Judges 4:6-9; &nbsp;Judges 5:18. The inscription of Psalms 22 :" the hind of the morning," probably refers to a tune of that name. (See Aijeleth). </p>

<p> Hind (;;; , etc.), the female of the hart or stag, doe being the female of the fallow-deer, and roe being sometimes used for that of the roebuck. All the females of the Cervidæ, with the exception of the reindeer, are hornless. It may be remarked that the emendation of Bochart on the version of , where for 'Naphthali is a hind let loose, he giveth goodly words,' he, by a small change in the punctuation of the original, proposes to read 'Naphthali is a spreading tree, shooting forth beautiful branches,' restores the text to a consistent meaning, agreeing with the Sept., the [[Chaldee]] paraphrase, and the Arabic version. [[[Hart].]] </p>