Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
deer
Usage: stag, deer, hart
Strong's Number
H354
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H354 Quick Answer
Strong's H354 אַיָל (ayal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ayal (ah-yawl') n-m. 1. a stag or male deer [an intensive form of H352 (in the sense of ram)] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include hart, harts, and deer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ayal (ah-yawl') n-m. 1. a stag or male deer [an intensive form of H352 (in the sense of ram)]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hart, harts, and deer
Meaning and Definition
ayal (ah-yawl') n-m. 1. a stag or male deer [an intensive form of H352 (in the sense of ram)] KJV: hart. Root(s): H352
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H354. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H354 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ayal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H354 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H354 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H354 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H354.
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H354, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H354 FAQ
What does ayal (אַיָּל) mean?
Ayal (Strong's H354) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hart". ayal (ah-yawl') n-m. 1. a stag or male deer [an intensive form of H352 (in the sense of ram)]
How many times is ayal (אַיָּל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H354 across 6 books.
Where can I study ayal (אַיָּל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H354 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ayal (אַיָּל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hart, harts, and deer. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.