Category:Hart

Hart, n. Etym: [OE.hart, hert, heort, AS. heort, heorot; akin to D. hert, OHG. hiruz, hirz, G. hirsch, Icel. hjörtr, Dan. & Sw. hjort, L. cervus, and prob. to Gr.Horn.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A stag; the male of the red deer. See the Note under Buck. Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. Milton.

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Hart - (Heb. 'ayal ), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (Deuteronomy 12:15; Deuteronomy 14:5; Deuteronomy 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; Song of Songs 2:8, Song of Songs 2:9; Lamentations 1:6; Psalms 42:1).