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Heb. ‘ayalah (2 Sam 22:34; Ps 18:33, etc.) and ‘ayeleth (Ps 22:1–31, 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 (Song 2:7; Song 3:5), earnest longing (Ps 42:1), timidity (Ps 29:9). In the title of Ps 22:1–31, the word probably refers to some tune bearing that name.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
