Bible Dictionary
Hind
A hind is the female of the hart or deer. Scripture uses it as an image of swiftness, gentleness, modesty, longing, and timidity.
Definition
A hind is the female of the hart or stag, identified in the supplied material with the common stag. It was known for activity, gentleness, shyness, and timidity, and was frequently used in biblical poetry as an image.
Biblical Usage
Scripture uses the hind as an emblem of activity, gentleness, feminine modesty, earnest longing, maternal affection, and timidity. In the title of Psalm 22, the word may refer to a tune bearing the name “the hind.”
Historical Background
The hind’s shyness and distance from human settlements are noted, as is the traditional association of its behavior with thunder and the casting of its young. The supplied material identifies it with the female of the stag.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Heb. ‘ayalah (2 Sam. 22:34; Ps. 18:33, etc.) and ‘ayeleth (Ps. 22, title), the female of the hart or stag. It is referred to as an emblem of activity (Gen. 49:21), gentleness (Prov. 5:19), feminine modesty (Cant. 2:7; 3:5), earnest longing (Ps. 42:1), timidity (Ps. 29:9). In the title of Ps. 22, the word probably refers to some tune bearing that name.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
the female of the common stag or Cervus elaphus . It is frequently noticed in the poetical parts of Scripture as emblematic of activity, (Genesis 49:21; Psalms 18:33) gentleness, (Proverbs 5:19) feminine modesty, (Song of Solomon 2:7; 3:5) earnest longing, (Psalms 42:1) and maternal affection. (Jeremiah 14:5) Its shyness and remoteness from the haunts of men are also alluded to, (Job 39:1) and its timidity, causing it to cast its young at the sound of thunder. (Psalms 29:9)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>hind.</p><p>See DEER.</p>