Hind
the female of the common stag or Cervus elaphus. It is frequently noticed in the poetical parts of Scripture as emblematic of activity, Ge 49:21; Ps 18:33 gentleness, Pr 5:19 feminine modesty, So 2:7; 3:5 earnest longing, Ps 42:1 and maternal affection. Jer 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. Ps 29:9
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