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Ha Encyclopedia — ha (he'-ah): In Job 39:25 , the Revised Version (British and American) "Aha," of the battle-horse. See AH, AHA.…

Ha-hiroth Encyclopedia — ha-hi'-roth. See PI-HAHIROTH.…

Ha-jehudijah Encyclopedia — ha-je-hu-di'-ja (ha-yehudhiyah): Named in the genealogical list ( 1Ch 4:18 ). Possibly a proper name (Revised Version, margin), but probably "the Jewess" (Revised Version…

Haahashtari Encyclopedia — ha-a-hash'-ta-ri (ha'-achashtari, possibly a corruption of ha'-ashchuri): A descendant of Judah ( 1Ch 4:6 ). The name is probably corrupt. If the emendation suggested abo…

Habaiah; Hobaiah Encyclopedia — ha-ba'-ya, (cha-bhayah, chobhayah): A post-exilic priestly family which was unable to establish its pedigree. "Habaiah" is the form in Ezr 2:61 ; in the parallel passage …

Habakkuk Dictionary & Encyclopedia — embrace, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets. Of his personal history we have no reliable information. He was probably a member of the Levitical choir. He was contemp…

Habakkuk, the Prayer of Encyclopedia — See BETH-HORON, THE BATTLE OF.…

Habazinaiah From the Scriptures — Habazinaiah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a hiding of the shield of the Lord”. The Scriptures below are what t…

Habaziniah Encyclopedia — (chabhatstsinyah. Thus in the King James Version, but more correctly as in the Revised Version (British and American) HABAZZINIAH, hab-a-zi-ni'-a ( Jer 35 , 3 )): The gra…

Habergeon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an Old English word for breastplate. In Job 41:26 (Hebrews shiryah) it is properly a “coat of mail;” the Revised Version has “pointed shaft.” In Exodus 28:32, 39:23, it d…

Habitation Encyclopedia — hab-i-ta'-shun: Properly a place of sojourn or dwelling. The term in the King James Version representing some 16 Hebrew words (moshabh, ma`-on, mishkan, naweh, etc.), and…

HABITATION God Dictionary — is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Psalm 71:3; 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitation of God’s throne (Psalm 89:14, Hebrews mekhon,…

Habor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the united stream, or, according to others, with beautiful banks, the name of a river in Assyria, and also of the district through which it flowed (1 Chronicles 5:26). Th…

Hacaliah Encyclopedia — hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah ( Ne 11 ; 10:1 ).…

Hachaliah From the Scriptures — Hachaliah is a person named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “who waits for the Lord”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible its…

Hachilah Dictionary — the darksome hill, one of the peaks of the long ridge of el-Kolah, running out of the Ziph plateau, “on the south of Jeshimon” (i.e., of the “waste”), the district to whi…

Hachilah, Hill of Encyclopedia — ha-ki'-la, hak'-i-la, (chakhilah): A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated ( 1Sa 23:19 ) to be "on the South of the deser…

Hachmoni; Hachmonite Encyclopedia — hak-mo'-ni, hak'-mo-ni, or probably (chakhmoni, "wise"): The same word is rendered "Hachmoni," a proper name, in 1Ch 27:32 and "a Hachmonite" in 1Ch 11:11 . The form of t…

Had Ad Dictionary — Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian God. (1.) An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46). (2.) Another Edomite king (1 Chronicles 1:5…

Hadad Encyclopedia — ha'-dad: (1) (chadhadh, "sharpness"): One of the twelve sons of Ishmael ( Ge 25:15 , where the King James Version, following a mistake in Hebrew text, has "Hadar"; but "H…

Hadad-Rimmon Dictionary — (composed of the names of two Syrian idols), the name of a place in the valley of Megiddo. It is alluded to by the prophet Zechariah (12:11) in a proverbial expression de…

Hadadezer Encyclopedia — had-ad-e'-zer (hadhadh`ezer; so 2Sa 8 ; 1Ki 11:23 , but hadhar`ezer, 2Sa 10 ; 1Ch 18 ): Mentioned in connection with David's wars of conquest ( 2Sa 8:3 ff; 2Sa 10:1-19 ; …

HADADEZER Hadad Dictionary — is help; called also Hadarezer, Adod is his help, the king of Zobah. Hanun, the king of the Ammonites, hired among others the army of Hadadezer to assist him in his war a…

Hadadrimmon Encyclopedia — ha-dad-rim'-on, had-ad-rim'-on (hadhadh rimmon): A name which occurs, along with Megiddon, in Zec 12:11 . It was long thought that this was a place in the plain of Megidd…

Hadar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — Adod, brave(?). (1.) A son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15); in 1 Chronicles 1:30 written Hadad. (2.) One of the Edomitish kings (Genesis 36:39) about the time of Saul. Called …

Hadarezer Encyclopedia — had-ar-e'-zer. See HADADEZER .…

HADAREZER Adod Dictionary — is his help, the name given to Hadadezer (2 Samuel 8:3-12) in 2 Samuel 10.…

Hadashah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — new, a city in the valley of Judah (Joshua 15:37).…

Hadassah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — myrtle, the Jewish name of Esther (q.v.), Esther 2:7.…

Hadattah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — new, one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah (Joshua 15:25).…

Hades Dictionary & Encyclopedia — that which is out of sight, a Greek word used to denote the state or place of the dead. All the dead alike go into this place. To be buried, to go down to the grave, to d…

Hadid Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pointed, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Lydda, or Lod, and Ono (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37). It is identified with the modern el-Haditheh, 3 miles east of Lydda.…

Hadlai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — resting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28:12.…

Hadoram Dictionary & Encyclopedia — is exalted. (1.) The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Syria (1 Chronicles 18:10; called Joram 2…

Hadrach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name of a country (Zechariah 9:1) which cannot be identified. Rawlinson would identify it with Edessa. He mentions that in the Assyrian inscriptions it is recorded th…

Haemorrhoids Dictionary — or Emerods, bleeding piles known to the ancient Romans as mariscae, but more probably malignant boils of an infectious and fatal character. With this loathsome and infect…

Haft Dictionary — a handle as of a dagger (Judges 3:22).…

Hagab Encyclopedia — ha'-gab (chaghabh, "locust"): Ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel and Nehemiah. The name occurs second after Hagab…

Hagaba Encyclopedia — ha-ga'-ba, hag'-a-ba (chaghabha'): Same as the following ( Ne 7:48 ).…

Hagabah Encyclopedia — ha-ga'-ba, hag'-a-ba (chaghabhah, "locust"): Like Hagab, an ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:45 ); spelled Hagaba in the…

Hagar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — flight, or, according to others, stranger, an Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid (Genesis 16:1; 21:9, 10), whom she gave to Abraham (q.v.) as a secondary wife (16:2). When she wa…

Hagarene Dictionary — or Hagarite. (1.) One of David’s mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:38), the son of a foreigner. (2.) Used of Jaziz (1 Chronicles 27:31), who was over David’s flocks. “A Hagarit…

Hagarenes; Hagarites Encyclopedia — See HAGRITES .…

Hagerite Encyclopedia — ha'-ger-it (haghri). See HAGRITES .…

Haggada Encyclopedia — ha-ga'-da See TALMUD .…

Haggai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — festive, one of the twelve so-called minor prophets. He was the first of the three (Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who was about one hundred years later, being…

Haggeri Encyclopedia — hag'-e-ri. See HAGRI .…

Haggi Encyclopedia — hag'-i (chaggi, "festive"): The second son of Gad ( Ge 46:16 ; Nu 26:15 ). The latter refers to his descendants as Haggites, of whom nothing else is known.…

Haggiah Encyclopedia — ha-gi'-a (chaggiyah, "feast of Yah"): Named in 1Ch 6:30 as among the descendants of Levi.…

Haggites Encyclopedia — hag'-its. See HAGGI .…

Haggith Dictionary & Encyclopedia — festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 2:13; 1 Chronicles 3:2), who, like Absalom, was famed for his beauty.…

Hagia Encyclopedia — ha'-gi-a. See AGIA .…

Hagiographa Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the holy writings, a term which came early into use in the Christian church to denote the third division of the Old Testament scriptures, called by the Jews Kethubim, i.e…

Hagri Encyclopedia — hag'-ri (haghri, "wanderer"; the King James Version Haggeri): The father of Mibhar, one of the "mighty men" who rallied round David during his foreign wars. Mentioned onl…

Hagrites Encyclopedia — hag'-rits (haghri'im): An Arab tribe, or confederation of tribes ( 1Ch 5:10 , 19 , 20 the King James Version "Hagarites"; 1Ch 27:31 the King James Version "Hagerite"; Ps …

Hai Encyclopedia — ha'-i (ha-`ay, "the heap"): Ge 12:8 ; 13:3 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) AI (which see).…

Hail Dictionary — frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 9:23). It is mentioned by Haggai as a divine judgment (Hag. 2:17). A hail-storm destroyed the army of the Amorites …

Hail (1) Encyclopedia — hal (baradh; chalaza): 1. Its Occurrence: Hail usually falls in the spring or summer during severe thunder storms. Hailstones are made up of alternate layers of ice and s…

Hail (2) Encyclopedia — hal: Interjection, found only in the Gospels as the translation of chaire, chairete, imp. of chairo, "to rejoice," is used as a greeting or salutation. The word "Hail" is…

Hair Encyclopedia — har (se`ar, sa`ar, Aramaic se`ar, and their derivatives; thrix, gen. case trichos, kome): 1. Hair Fashions: Hair was worn in different fashions by the Orientals of Biblic…

Hair, Plucking of the Encyclopedia — See PUNISHMENTS .…

Hakkatan Encyclopedia — hak'-a-tan (ha-qaTan, "the little one"): The father of Johanan, who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem ( Ezr 8:12 = Akatan, /APC 1Esdras 8:38).…

Hakkoz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the thorn, the head of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chronicles 24:10).…

Hakupha Encyclopedia — ha-ku'-fa (chaqupha' "incitement"). A family name of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon ( Ezr 2:51 ; Ne 7:53 ).…

Halah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a district of Media to which captive Israelites were transported by the Assyrian kings (2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; 1 Chronicles 5:26). It lay along the banks of the upper Khabu…

Halak Dictionary — smooth; bald, a hill at the southern extremity of Canaan (Joshua 11:17). It is referred to as if it were a landmark in that direction, being prominent and conspicuous fro…

Halak, Mount Encyclopedia — ha'-lak (ha-har he-chalaq): A mountain that marked the southern limit of the conquests of Joshua ( Jos 11:17 ; 12:7 ). It is spoken of as the "mount Halak (literally, "th…

Halakha Encyclopedia — ha-la'-ka. See TALMUD .…

Hale; Haling Encyclopedia — hal, hal'-ing (OE halen): "To pull" or drag, the King James Version translation of suro, "to draw or drag" ( Ac 8:3 , "haling men and women," the American Standard Revise…

Half Encyclopedia — haf. See NUMBER .…

Halhul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — full of hollows, a town in the highlands of Judah (Joshua 15:58). It is now a small village of the same name, and is situated about 5 miles north-east of Hebron on the wa…

Hali Encyclopedia — ha'-li (chali): A town named with Helkath, Beten and Achshaph on the border of Asher ( Jos 19:25 ). No certain identification is possible; but it may be represented by th…

Halicarnassus Encyclopedia — hal-i-kar-nas'-us (Halikarnassos): The largest and strongest city of the ancient country of Caria in Asia Minor, situated on the shore of a bay, 15 miles from the island …

Hall Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., “court”), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest’s house. In Matthew 26:69 and Mark 14:66 this word is incorrectly rendere…

Hall, Judgment Encyclopedia — See JUDGMENT HALL ; PRAETORIUM .…

Hallel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — praise, the name given to the group of Psalms 1 13-118, which are preeminently psalms of praise. It is called “The Egyptian Hallel,” because it was chanted in the temple …

Hallelujah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” …

Halloesh From the Scriptures — Halloesh is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “saying nothing; an enchanter”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible …

Hallohesh Encyclopedia — ha-lo'-hesh (ha-lochesh, "the whisperer," "the slanderer"): A post-exilic chief whose son Shallum assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem ( Ne 3:12 , the King James …

Hallow Dictionary — to render sacred, to consecrate (Exodus 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and properly means “to make holy.” The name of God is “hallowed”, i.e., is reverenced a…

Hallow; Hallowed Encyclopedia — hal'-o, hal'-od, hal'-o-ed ("to render or treat as holy," Anglo-Saxon halgian, from halig, "holy"): It translates several forms of qadhash, "set apart," "devote," "consec…

Halt Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lame on the feet (Genesis 32:31; Psalm 38:17). To “halt between two opinions” (1 Kings 18:21) is supposed by some to be an expression used in “allusion to birds, which ho…

Ham Dictionary — warm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning “black”, the youngest son of Noah (Genesis 5:32; comp. 9:22,24). The curse pronounced by Noah against Ham, p…

Ham (1) Encyclopedia — ham (cham; Cham): 1. The Youngest Son of Noah: The youngest son of Noah, from whom sprang the western and southwestern nations known to the Hebrews. His name first occurs…

Ham (2) Encyclopedia — (ham): (1) A place East of the Jordan named between Ashteroth-karnaim and Shaveh-kiriathaim, in which Chedorlaomer smote the Zu-zim ( Ge 14:5 ). No name resembling this h…

Haman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esther 3:1, etc.). He is called an “Agagite,” which see…

Hamath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortress, the capital of one of the kingdoms of Upper Syria of the same name, on the Orontes, in the valley of Lebanon, at the northern boundary of Palestine (Numbers 13:…

Hamath-Zobah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortress of Zobah, (2 Chronicles 8:3) is supposed by some to be a different place from the foregoing; but this is quite uncertain.…

Hamm Dictionary — e r (1.) Hebrews pattish, used by gold-beaters (Isaiah 41:7) and by quarry-men (Jeremiah 23:29). Metaphorically of Babylon (Jeremiah 50:23) or Nebuchadnezzar. (2.) Hebrew…

Hamm On Dictionary — warm springs. (1.) A town in the tribe of Asher, near Zidon (Joshua 19:28), identified with ‘Ain Hamul. (2.) A Levitical city of Naphtali (1 Chronicles 6:76).…

Hammath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — warm springs, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35). It is identified with the warm baths (the heat of the water ranging from 136 degrees to 144 degrees) …

Hammeah, the Tower of Encyclopedia — ha-me'-a, ham'-e-a (ha-me'ah ( Ne 3:1 ); the King James Version Meah): The origin of the name is obscure; in the margin the meaning is given "Tower of the hundred"; it ha…

Hammedatha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — father of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:5).…

Hammelech Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jeremiah 36:26. Some take this word as a common noun, “the king”, and understand that Jerahmeel was Jehoiakim’s son. Pro…

Hammer Encyclopedia — ham'-er: The Hebrew maqqebheth, occurs in Jud 4:21 , where it refers to the mallet (probably wooden) used to drive tent-pins into the ground. The same word occurs in 1Ki …

Hammiphkad, Gate of Encyclopedia — ha-mif'-kad (sha`ar ha-miphqadh, "Gate of the Muster"): One of the gates of Jerusalem ( Ne 3:31 ) not mentioned elsewhere; probably situated near the Northeast corner of …

Hammolecheth Encyclopedia — ha-mol'-e-keth (hamolekheth, "the queen"; Septuagint Malecheth; the King James Version Hammoleketh): The daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead ( 1Ch 7:18 ).…

Hammoleketh Dictionary — the queen, the daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:17, 18). Abiezer was one of her three children.…

Hammon Encyclopedia — ham'-on (chammon, "glowing"): (1) A place on the seaward frontier of Asher, named with Rehob and Kanah ( Jos 19:28 ), to be sought, therefore, not far from Tyre. The most…

Hammoth-Dor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — warm springs, a Levitical city of Naphtali (Joshua 21:32); probably Hammath in 19:35.…

Hammuel Encyclopedia — ham'-u-el (chammu'el, "wrath of God"): A son of Mishma, a Simeonite, of the family of Shaul ( 1Ch 4:26 ).…

Hammurabi Encyclopedia — cham-oo-ra'-be: 1. Etymology of His Name, with Reference to Amraphel; His Dynasty 2. The Years Following His Accession 3. Military Operations and Further Pious Works. Ina…

Hammurabi, Code of Encyclopedia — kod. I. HISTORICAL 1. Discovery of the Code 2. Editions of the Code 3. Description of the Stone 4. History of the Stone 5. Origin and Later History of the Code II. CONTEN…

Hamon-Gog Dictionary & Encyclopedia — multitude of Gog, the name of the valley in which the slaughtered forces of Gog are to be buried (Ezekiel 39:11,15), “the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea.…

Hamonah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — multitude, a name figuratively assigned to the place in which the slaughter and burial of the forces of Gog were to take place (Ezekiel 39:16).…

Hamor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — he-ass, a Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was afterwards buried (Genesis 33:19). He is called “Emmor” in Acts 7:16. His son Shechem fo…

Hamoth From the Scriptures — Hamoth is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “indignation”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they …

Hamran Encyclopedia — ham'-ran. See HEMDAN .…

Hamuel Encyclopedia — ham'-u-el, ha-mu'-el. See HAMMUEL .…

Hamul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:5). His descendants are called Hamulites (Numbers 26:21).…

Hamutal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother of king Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31), also of king Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18).…

Hanameel Dictionary — whom God has graciously given, the cousin of Jeremiah, to whom he sold the field he possessed in Anathoth, before the siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 32:6-12).…

Hanamel Encyclopedia — han'-a-mel (hanam'el; the King James Version Hanameel, ha-nam'el): The son of Shallum, Jeremiah's uncle, of whom the prophet, while in prison, during the time when Jerusa…

Hanan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:23). (2.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chronicles 11:43). (3.) Jeremiah 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:38). (5.) O…

Hananeel From the Scriptures — Hananeel is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “grace, or gift, of God”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself…

HANANEEL God Dictionary — has graciously given, a tower in the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:1; 12:39). It is mentioned also in Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10.…

Hananel, the Tower of Encyclopedia — ban'-an-el (chanan'el, "El (God) is gracious"; the King James Version Hananeel, ha-nan'e-el): A tower in the walls of Jerusalem adjoining ( Ne 3:1 ; 12:39 ) the tower of …

Hanani Encyclopedia — ha-na'-ni (chanani, "gracious"): (1) A musician and son of Heman, David's seer, and head of one of the courses of the temple service ( 1Ch 25:4 , 25 ). (2) A seer, the fa…

HANANI God Dictionary — has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Be…

Hananiah Encyclopedia — han-a-ni'-a (chananyahu, chananyah; Ananias; also with aspirate, "Yahweh hath been gracious"): This was a common name in Israel for many centuries. (1) A Benjamite ( 1Ch …

HANANIAH Jehovah Dictionary — has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4,23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chro…

Hand Encyclopedia — (yadh, "hand"; kaph, "the hollow hand," "palm"; yamin, "the right hand"; semo'l, "the left hand"; cheir, "hand"; dexia, "the right hand"; aristera, "the left hand" (only …

HAND Called Dictionary — by Galen “the instrument of instruments.” It is the symbol of human action (Psalm 9:16; Job 9:30; Isaiah 1:15; 1 Timothy 2:8). Washing the hands was a symbol of innocence…

Hand Weapon Encyclopedia — hand'-wep'-un ( Nu 35:18 the King James Version). See ARMOR .…

Handbreadth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Exodus 25:25; 37:12; Psalm 39:5, etc.).…

Handful Encyclopedia — hand'-fool: There are five words in Hebrew used to indicate what may be held in the hand, either closed or open. (1) chophen, chophnayim. The fist or closed hand occurs i…

Handicraft Encyclopedia — han'-di-kraft. See CRAFTS .…

Handkerchief Encyclopedia — han'-ker-chif (soudarion): A loan-word from the Latin sudarium, found in plural in Ac 19:12 , soudaria; compare sudor, "perspiration"; literally, "a cloth used to wipe of…

HANDKERCHIEF Only Dictionary — once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly “a sweat-cloth.” It is rendered “napkin” in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20.…

Handle Encyclopedia — han'-d'-l (kaph): The noun occurs once in So 5:5 , "handles of the bolt" (the King James Version "lock"). The verb "handle" represents several Hebrew ('achaz, mashakh, ta…

Handmaid Dictionary & Encyclopedia — servant (Genesis 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah’s personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-serv…

Hands; Hands, Imposition, Laying on of Encyclopedia — im-po-zish'-un (epithesis cheiron, Ac 8:18 ; 1Ti 4:14 ; 2Ti 1:6 ; Heb 6:2 ): The act or ceremony of the imposition of hands appears in the Old Testament in various connec…

Handstaff Encyclopedia — hand'-staf (maqqkel yadh): In plural in Eze 39:9 , among weapons of war. See STAFF .…

Handwriting Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Colossians 2:14). The “blotting out the handwriting” is the removal by the grace of the gospel of the condemnation of the law which we had broken.…

Hanes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a place in Egypt mentioned only in Isaiah 30:4 in connection with a reproof given to the Jews for trusting in Egypt. It was considered the same as Tahpanhes, a fortified …

Hanging Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deuteronomy 21:23) rather than our modern mode of punishment. Criminals were first strangle…

Hangings Encyclopedia — hang'-ingz: (1) In English Versions of the Bible this word in the plural represents the Hebrew qela`im, the curtains of "fine twined linen" with which the court of the ta…

Haniel Encyclopedia — han'-i-el. See HANNIEL .…

Hannah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Samuel 1; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim-zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to…

Hannathon Encyclopedia — han'-a-thon (channathon): A city on the northern boundary of Zebulun ( Jos 19:14 ). It is probably identical with Kefar Hananyah, which the Mishna gives as marking the no…

Hanniel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — grace of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 34:23). (2.) A chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:39).…

Hanoch From the Scriptures — Hanoch is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “dedicated”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they ar…

Hanun Dictionary & Encyclopedia — graciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s messengers, sent on an embassy of condolence to him to Rabbah Ammon, his capital, were so gr…

Hap; Haply Encyclopedia — hap, hap'-li (miqreh, lu; mepote): Hap (a Saxon word for "luck, chance") is the translation of miqreh, "a fortuitous chance," "a lot" ( Ru 2:3 , the King James Version "H…

Hapharaim Encyclopedia — haf-a'-ra'-im (chapharayim; the King James Version Haphraim, haf-ra'im, possibly "place of a moat"): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem and Anaharath …

Happen Encyclopedia — hap'-'-n (qarah; sumbaino): "Happen" (from "hap"), "to fall out," "befall," etc., "come to anyone," is the translation of qarah, "to meet," etc. ( 1Sa 28:10 , "There shal…

Happiness Encyclopedia — hap'-i-nes. See BLESSEDNESS .…

Happizzez Encyclopedia — hap'-i-zez (ha-pitstsets; the King James Version, Aphses): A priest on whom fell the lot for the 18th of the 24 courses which David appointed for the temple service ( 1Ch…

Har-magedon Encyclopedia — har-ma-ged'-on (Harmagedon from Hebrew har meghiddo, "Mount of Megiddo"; the King James Version Armageddon): This name is found only in Re 16:16 . It is described as the …

Hara Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mountainous land, a province of Assyria (1 Chronicles 5:26), between the Tigris and the Euphrates, along the banks of the Khabur, to which some of the Israelite captives …

Haradah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fright; fear, the twenty-fifth station of the Israelites in their wanderings (Numbers 33:24).…

Haran Dictionary — (1.) Hebrews haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father (Genesis 1…

Haran (1) Encyclopedia — ha'-ran (haran): (1) Son of Terah, younger brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot ( Ge 11:27 ). He had two daughters, Milcah and Iscah ( Ge 11:29 ). (2) A Gersho…

Haran (2) Encyclopedia — ha'-ran (charan; Charhran): The city where Terah settled on his departure from Ur ( Ge 11:31 f); whence Abram set out on his pilgrimage of faith to Canaan ( Ge 12:1 ). It…

Hararite Encyclopedia — ha'-ra-rit (ha-harari, or ha-'arari): Literally, "mountaineer," more particularly an inhabitant of the hill country of Judah. Thus used of two heroes: (1) Shammah, the so…

Harbona Dictionary — (a Persian word meaning “ass-driver”), one of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of king Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10; 7:9).…

Harbona; Harbonah Encyclopedia — har-bo'-na (charebhona' charebhonah): One of the seven eunuchs who served Ahasuerus and to whom was given the command to bring Queen Esther before the king ( Es 1:10 ). I…

Harbour Encyclopedia — har'-ber. Used figuratively of God in Joe 3:16 the King James Version margin, (Hebrew) "place of repair, or, harbour" (the King James Version "hope," the Revised Version …

Hard Sayings; Hard Sentences Encyclopedia — sa'-ingz;, sen'-ten-siz: In Da 5:12 the King James Version (Aramaic 'aqiahan), the Revised Version (British and American) "dark sentences," of enigmatic utterances which …

Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly Encyclopedia — hard, har'-di-nes, hard'-nes, hard'-li (qasheh, pala'; skleros) : The senses in which hard is used may be distinguished as: (1) "Firm," "stiff," opposite to soft: Job 41:…

Harden Encyclopedia — har'-d'-n (chazaq, qashah; skleruno): (1) "Harden" occurs most frequently in the phrase "to harden the heart," or "the neck." This hardening of men's hearts is attributed…

Hardly; Hardness Encyclopedia — See HARD .…

Hare Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ‘arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Leviticus 11:6; Deuteronomy 14:7), “because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.” The ha…

Hareph Encyclopedia — ha'-ref (chareph, "scornful"): A chief of Judah, one of the sons of Caleb and father of Beth-gader ( 1Ch 2:51 ). A quite similar name, Hariph, occurs in Ne 7:24 ; 10:19 ,…

Hareth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — thicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Samuel 22:5). It was possibly while he was here that the memorable incident narrated in …

Harhaiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — zeal of Jehovah, (Nehemiah 3:8) “of the goldsmiths,” one whose son helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem.…

Harhas Encyclopedia — har'-has (charchas, "splendor"): Grandfather of Shallum, husband of Huldah ( 2Ki 22:14 ). Name given as "Hasrah" in paralle passage ( 2Ch 34:22 ).…

Harhur Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).…

Harim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — flat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chronicles 24:8). (2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Nehemiah 7:35, 42. (3.) Nehemiah 3:11. (4.) 12:3. (5.) 10:5…

Hariph Dictionary & Encyclopedia — autumnal rain. (1.) Nehemiah 7:24. (2.) 10:19.…

Harlot Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews zonah (Genesis 34:31; 38:15). In verses 21, 22 the Hebrew word used in kedeshah, i.e., a woman consecrated or devoted to prostitution in connection with the …

Harlotry Encyclopedia — har'-lot-ri. See CRIMES .…

Harnepher Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:36).…

Harness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ‘asar, “to bind;” hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Samuel 6:7, 10; Jeremiah 46:4, etc.). (2.) An Old English word for “armour;” Hebrews neshek…

Harod Dictionary — palpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the day when they encountered and routed the Midianites (Judges 7). It was south of the …

Harod, Well of Encyclopedia — ha'-rod (`en charodh, "fountain of trembling"): The fountain beside which (probably above it) Gideon and his army were encamped ( Jud 7:1 ). Moore (Judges, in the place c…

Harodite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an epithet applied to two of David’s heroes (2 Samuel 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chronicles 11:27.)…

Haroeh Encyclopedia — ha-ro'-e (ha-ro'eh, "the seer"): A Judahite ( 1Ch 2:52 ).…

Harorite Encyclopedia — ha'-ro-rit. See HARODITE .…

Harosheth From the Scriptures — Harosheth is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a forest; agriculture; workmanship; deafness; silence”. The Scripture…

Harosheth Of The Gentiles Dictionary — (Judges 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north of Palestine. It was here that Jabin’s great army was marshalled bef…

Harosheth, of the Gentiles, of the Nations Encyclopedia — ha-ro'-sheth or (charosheth ha-goyim): There is now no means of discovering what is meant by the phrase "of the nations." This is the place whence Sisera led his hosts to…

Harp Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Genesis 4:21). Some think the word kinnor denotes the whole class of stringed instrume…

Harran From the Scriptures — Harran is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “see Charran”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they …

Harrow Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side with rollers or sharp spikes (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3). Hebrews verb sad…

Harrows Encyclopedia — har'-oz (chrits): Charits has no connection with the verb translated "harrows." The context seems to indicate some form of pointed instrument ( 2Sa 12:31 ; 1Ch 20:3 ; see…

Harsha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — worker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54).…

Harsith Encyclopedia — har'-sith (charcith): One of the gates of Jerusalem ( Jer 19:2 the Revised Version (British and American)); margin suggests "gate of the potsherds"; the King James Versio…

Hart Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ‘ayal), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5; 15:22), and was commonly killed for food (1 Kings 4:23). The hart is …

Harum Dictionary & Encyclopedia — elevated, (1 Chronicles 4:8), a descendant of Judah.…

Harumaph Encyclopedia — ha-roo'-maf (charumaph): Father of Jedaiah who assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah ( Ne 3:10 ).…

Haruphite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5).…

Haruz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — eager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and mother of king Amon.…

Harvest Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the season for gathering grain or fruit. On the 16th day of Abib (or April) a handful of ripe ears of corn was offered as a first-fruit before the Lord, and immediately a…

Hasadiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — favoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chronicles 3:20), of the royal line of David.…

Hasenuah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 9:7).…

Hashabiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:45; 9: 14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chro…

Hashabnah Encyclopedia — ha-shab'-na (chashabhnah): One who helped to seal the covenant under Nehemiah ( Ne 10:25 ).…

Hashabneiah Encyclopedia — hash-ab-ne-i'-a (chashabhneyah; the King James Version Hashabniah, hash-ab-ni'a). (1) Father of one of the builders of the wall ( Ne 3:10 ). (2) A Levite mentioned in con…

Hashabniah Dictionary — (1.) Nehemiah 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Nehemiah 9:5).…

Hashbadana Dictionary — consideration in judging, stood at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law (Nehemiah 8:4).…

Hashbadana; Hashbadnana Encyclopedia — hash-ba-da'-na, hash-bad'-a-na (chashbaddanah): Probably a Levite. He was one of those who stood at Ezra's left hand when he read the law, and helped the people to unders…

Hashem Encyclopedia — ha'-shem (hashem): The "sons of Hashem" are mentioned ( 1Ch 11:34 ) among David's mighty men. The parallel passage ( 2Sa 23:32 ) has "sons of Jashen."…

Hashmonah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fatness, the thirtieth halting-place of the Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness, not far from Mount Hor (Numbers 33:29, 30).…

Hashub Dictionary & Encyclopedia — intelligent. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (Nehemiah 11:15; 1 Chronicles 9:14). (2.) Nehemiah 3:23. 3:11.…

Hashubah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ibid., a descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:20).…

Hashum Dictionary & Encyclopedia — opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Nehemiah 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the law (Nehemiah 8:4).…

Hashupha From the Scriptures — Hashupha is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “spent; made base”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says …

Hasidaeans Encyclopedia — has-i-de'-anz (Hasidaioi, a transliteration of chacidhim, "the pious," "Puritans"): A name assumed by the orthodox Jews (1 Macc 2:42; 7:13) to distinguish them from the H…

Hasmoneans Encyclopedia — See ASMONEANS .…

Hasrah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — poverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i.e., of the sacerdotal vestments (2 Chronicles 34:22); called Harhas 2 Kings 22:14. He was husband of the prophetess Huldah.…

Hassenaah Encyclopedia — has-e-na'-a (haccena'ah): In Ne 3:3 the "sons of Hassenaah" are mentioned among the builders of the wall. Probably the same as Senaah ( Ezr 2:35 ; Ne 7:38 ) with the defi…

Hassenuah Encyclopedia — has-e-nu'-a (haccenu'ah): A family name in the two lists of Benjamite inhabitants of Jerusalem ( 1Ch 9:7 , the King James Version "Hasenuah"; Ne 11:9 , "Senuah"). The nam…

Hasshub Encyclopedia — hash'-ub (chashshubh, "considerate"; the King James Version everywhere Hashub except 1Ch 9:14 ): (1) A builder of the wall ( Ne 3:11 ). (2) Another builder of the same na…

Hassophereth Encyclopedia — has-o-fe'-reth. See SOPHERETH .…

Haste Encyclopedia — hast (chaphaz, chush, mahar; speudo): "Haste" (from a root meaning "to pursue") implies "celerity of motion." (1) The noun occurs as translation of mahar, "to hasten," et…

Hasupha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — uncovered, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46).…

Hat Encyclopedia — The original word (karbela', Aramaic) rendered "hat" in Da 3:21 the King James Version is very rare, appearing only here in the Old Testament. There is acknowledged diffi…

Hat Chald. Dictionary — karb’ela, (Daniel 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The Revised Version renders it “tunic.”…

Hatach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — verity, one of the eunuchs or chamberlains in the palace of Ahasuerus (Esther 4:5, 6, 9, 10).…

Hatchet Encyclopedia — hach'-et (kashshil): Ps 74:6 the Revised Version (British and American), "hatchet," the King James Version "axes." See AX .…

Hate; Hatred Encyclopedia — hat, ha'-tred (verb, sane', "oftenest," saTam, Ge 27:41 , etc.; noun, sin'ah; miseo): A feeling of strong antagonism and dislike, generally malevolent and prompting to in…

Hath A Dictionary — exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.…

Hathach Encyclopedia — ha'-thak (hathakh; Septuagint Hachrathaios): One of the chamberlains of Ahasuerus, appointed to attend on Esther ( Es 4:5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , the King James Version "Hatach"),…

Hathath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — terror, son of Othniel (1 Chronicles 4:13).…

Hatipha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — captured, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:54).…

Hatita Encyclopedia — ha-ti'-ta, hat'-i-ta (chaTiTa'): Head of a family among the "children of the porters" who returned from exile ( Ezr 2:42 ; Ne 7:45 ; /APC 1Esdras 5:28, "Ateta").…

Hatred Dictionary — among the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:20). Altogether different is the meaning of the word in Deuteronomy 21:15; Matthew 6:24; Luke 14:26; Romans 9:13, where it denot…

Hatsi-hammenuchoth Encyclopedia — hat-si-ham-en-u'-koth: A marginal reading in 1Ch 2:52 the King James Version. It disappears in the Revised Version (British and American), which reads in text, "half of t…

Hattil Encyclopedia — hat'-il (chaTTil): A company of servants of Solomon appearing in the post-exilic literature ( Ezr 2:57 ; Ne 7:59 ). Same called "Agia" in 1 Esdras 5:34.…

Hattipha From the Scriptures — Hattipha is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “robbery”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they ar…

Hattush Dictionary & Encyclopedia — assembled. (1.) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:2). (2.) Ezra 8:2. (3.) Nehemiah 3:10. (4.) Nehemiah 10:4. (5.) 1 Chronicles 3:22.…

Haunt Encyclopedia — hont, hant: The verb in Old English was simply "to resort to," "frequent"; a place of dwelling or of business was a haunt. The noun occurs in 1Sa 23:22 as the translation…

Hauran Dictionary & Encyclopedia — cave-land, mentioned only in Ezekiel 47:16, 18. It was one of the ancient divisions of Bashan (q.v.), and lay on the south-east of Gaulanitis or the Jaulan, and on the so…

Have Encyclopedia — hav: "To have" is to own or possess; its various uses may be resolved into this, its proper meaning. A few of the many changes in the Revised Version (British and America…

Haven Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a harbour (Psalm 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezekiel 27:3). That of Crete, called “Fair Havens,” is mentioned Acts 2…

Havens, Fair Encyclopedia — ha'-v'-nz. See FAIR HAVENS .…

Havilah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the sand region. (1.) A land mentioned in Genesis 2:11 rich in gold and bdellium and onyx stone. The question as to the locality of this region has given rise to a great …

Havoc Encyclopedia — hav'-ok: "Devastation," "to make havoc of" is the translation of lumainomai, "to stain," "to disgrace"; in the New Testament "to injure," "destroy" ( Ac 8:3 , "As for Sau…

Havoth-Jair Dictionary — hamlets of the enlightener a district in the east of Jordan. (1.) Jair, the son of Manasseh, took some villages of Gilead and called them by this name (Numbers 32:41). (2…

Havvah Encyclopedia — hav'-a (chawwah): Hebrew spelling, rendered Eve, "mother of all living," Ge 3:20 the Revised Version margin. See EVE .…

Havvoth-jair Encyclopedia — hav-oth-ja'-ir (chawwoth ya'ir "the encampments" or "tent villages of Jair"; the King James Version Havoth-Jair, ha-voth-ja'ir): The word chawwoth occurs only in this com…

Hawk Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is an unclean bird (Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15). It is common …

Hay Dictionary & Encyclopedia — properly so called, was not in use among the Hebrews; straw was used instead. They cut the grass green as it was needed. The word rendered “hay” in Proverbs 27:25 means t…

Hazael Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15), after he had…

Hazaiah Encyclopedia — ha-za'-ya (chazayah, "Jah sees"): Among the inhabitants of Jerusalem mentioned in the list of Judahites in Ne 11:5 .…

Hazar Encyclopedia — ha'-zar (chatsar, construct of chatser, "an enclosure," "settlement," or "village"): Is frequently the first element in Hebrew place-names. 1. Hazar-addar: Hazar-addar (H…

Hazar-Addar Dictionary — village of Addar, a place in the southern boundary of Palestine (Numbers 34:4), in the desert to the west of Kadesh-barnea. It is called Adar in Joshua 15:3.…

Hazar-addar; Hazar-enan; Hazar-gaddah; Hazar-hatticon; Hazar-maveth; Hazar-shual; Hazar-susa; Hazar-susim Encyclopedia — ad'-ar; e'-nan; gad'-a; hat'-i-kon; ma'-veth; shoo'-al; su'-sa; su'-sim. See HAZAR .…

Hazar-Enan Dictionary — village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine (Numbers 34:9, 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of A…

Hazar-Gaddah Dictionary — village of fortune, a city on the south border of Judah (Joshua 15:27), midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.…

Hazar-Hatticon Dictionary — village of the midway, a place near Hamath in the confines of Hauran (Ezekiel 47:16), probably on the north brow of Hermon.…

Hazar-Maveth Dictionary — court of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him (Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20). It is probably the modern province of Hadramaut, …

Hazar-Shual Dictionary — village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Joshua 15:28; Nehemiah 11:27). It has been identified with the mins of Saweh, half-way between Be…

Hazar-Susah Dictionary — village of the horse, the same as Sansannah, one of Solomon’s “chariot cities” (Joshua 15:31; 2 Chronicles 1:14), a depot in the south border of Judah. ■Ha zel Hebrews lu…

Hazazon-tamar Encyclopedia — haz'-a-zan-ta'-mar (chatsatson tamar; the King James Version Hazezon Tamar): "Hazazon of the palm trees," mentioned ( Ge 14:7 ) as a place of the Amorites, conquered, tog…

Hazel Encyclopedia — ha'-z'-l ( Ge 30:37 the King James Version). See ALMOND .…

Hazelelponi Encyclopedia — haz-el-el-po'-ni. See HAZZELELPONI .…

Hazer-hatticon; Hazarhatticon Encyclopedia — ha'-zer-hat'-i-kon. See HAZAR .…

Hazerim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — villages, probably the name of the temporary villages in which the nomad Avites resided (Deuteronomy 2:23).…

Hazeroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fenced enclosures consisting of “a low wall of stones in which thick bundles of thorny acacia are inserted, the tangled branches and long needle-like spikes forming a per…

Hazezon-Tamar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pruning of the palm, the original name of the place afterwards called ENGEDI (q.v.), Genesis 14:7; called also HAZAZON-TAMAR (2 Chronicles 20:2).…

Haziel Encyclopedia — ha'-zi-el (chazi'el, "God sees"): A Levite of the sons of Shimei, of David's time ( 1Ch 23:9 ).…

Hazo Dictionary & Encyclopedia — vision, one of the sons of Nahor (Genesis 22:22).…

Hazor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — enclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of Lake Merom (Joshua 11:1-5). Jabin the king with his allied tribes here encountered Josh…

Hazor-hadattah Encyclopedia — ha'-zor-ha-dat'-a (Aramaic chatsor chadhattah, "New Hazor"): "An Aramaic adjective, however, in this region is so strange that the reading must be questioned" (Di). One o…

HAZOR-HADATTAH New Dictionary — Hazor, a city in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:25). It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Hazzarah, near Beit Jebrin.…

Hazzelelponi Encyclopedia — haz-e-lel-po'-ni (hatstselelponi): A feminine name occurring in the list of the genealogy of Judah ( 1Ch 4:3 ); probably representing a clan.…

He Dictionary & Encyclopedia — arth Hebrews ah (Jeremiah 36:22, 23; R.V., “brazier”), meaning a large pot like a brazier, a portable furnace in which fire was kept in the king’s winter apartment. Hebre…

HE ART According Dictionary — to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life. “Heart” and “soul” are often used interchangeably (Deuteron…

HE ATH Hebrews Dictionary — ‘arar, (Jeremiah 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the Arabs by the same name (‘arar), the Juniperus sabina or savin. “Its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its …

He Ze Ktah Dictionary — whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chronicles 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (…

HE-ASS Hebrews Dictionary — hamor, (Genesis 12:16), the general designation of the donkey used for carrying burdens (Genesis 42:26) and for ploughing (Isaiah 30:24). It is described in Genesis 49:14…

Head Encyclopedia — hed (ro'-sh, Aramaic re'sh, and in special sense gulgoleth, literally, "skull," "cut-off head" ( 1Ch 10:10 ), whence Golgotha ( Mt 27:33 ; Mr 15:22 ; Joh 19:17 ); mera'as…

Head-Bands Dictionary — (Hebrews kishshurim), properly girdles or belts for the waist (Isaiah 3:20, R.V., “sashes;” Jeremiah 2:32, rendered “attire”, i.e., a girdle round the waist).…

HEAD-DRESS Not Dictionary — in common use among the Hebrews. It is first mentioned in Exodus 28:40 (A.V., “bonnets;” R.V., “head-tires”). It was used especially for purposes of ornament (Job 29:14; …

Headband Encyclopedia — hed'-band. See DRESS .…

Headdress Encyclopedia — hed'dres. See DRESS .…

Headstone Encyclopedia — hed'-ston. See CORNER-STONE.…

Headstrong Encyclopedia — hed'-strong. See HEADY .…

Headtire Encyclopedia — hed'-tir. See BONNET ; DRESS .…

Heady Encyclopedia — hed'i: The translation in the King James Version of propetes, "falling forward," trop. "prone," "ready to do anything," "precipitate," "headlong" ( 2Ti 3:4 , "heady, high…

Heal Encyclopedia — hel (rapha'; therapeuo, iaomai, diasozo): The English word is connected with the Anglo-Saxon hoelan, and is used in several senses: (1) Lit., in its meaning of making who…

Healing Encyclopedia — hel'-ing (marpe', te`alah, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpe', which literally means "a cure," is used in Jer 14:19 twi…

Healing, Gifts of Encyclopedia — (charismata iamaton): Among the "spiritual gifts" enumerated in 1Co 12:4-11 , 28 are included "gifts of healings." See SPIRITUAL GIFTS . The subject has risen into much p…

Health Encyclopedia — helth (shalom, yeshu`ah, 'arukhah; riph'uth, 'arukhah; soteria, hugiaino): Shalom is part of the formal salutation still common in Palestine. In this sense it is used in …

Heap Encyclopedia — hep (`aremah, gal, nedh, tel): "Heap" appears (1) in the simple sense of a gathering or pile, as the translation of `aremah, a "heap," in Ru 3:7 of grain; Ne 4:2 of stone…

HEAP When Joshua Dictionary — took the city of Ai (Joshua 8), he burned it and “made it an heap [Hebrews tel] for ever” (8:28). The ruins of this city were for a long time sought for in vain. It has b…

Heart Encyclopedia — hart (lebh, lebhabh; kardia): The different senses in which the word occurs in the Old Testament and the New Testament may be grouped under the following heads: 1. Variou…

Hearth Encyclopedia — harth: Occurs 7 times in the King James Version: Ge 18:6 ; Ps 102:3 ; Isa 30:14 ; Jer 36:22 , 23 bis; Zec 12:6 ; 4 times in the Revised Version: Le 6:9 ; Isa 30:14 ; Eze …

Heartily Encyclopedia — har'-ti-li: Occurs ( Col 3:23 ) as the translation of ek psuches, "out of the soul," "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord (who sees the heart and recompense…

Heat Encyclopedia — het (chom, horebh, "drought," Job 30:30 ; Isa 4:6 ; 25:4 ; Jer 36:30 ; sharabh, Isa 49:10 , translated in the Revised Version margin "mirage"; zestos, "fervent," Re 3:15 …

Heath Encyclopedia — heth. See TAMARISK .…

Heathen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the world (Genesis 18:18; comp. Galatians 3:8). The Jews afterwards became a people d…

Heave Offering Encyclopedia — hev of'-er-ing. See SACRIFICE .…

HEAVE OFFERING Hebrews Dictionary — terumah, (Exodus 29:27) means simply an offering, a present, including all the offerings made by the Israelites as a present. This Hebrew word is frequently employed. Som…

Heaven Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Genesis 1:1; Jeremiah 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there wer…

Heaven, Host of Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 1.…

Heaven, Ordinances of Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 1; II, 13.…

Heaven, Windows of Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 4.…

Heavenly Encyclopedia — hev'-'n-li (ouranios, epouranios): Pertaining to heaven or the heavens. See HEAVENS . The phrase ta epourania, translated "heavenly things" in Joh 3:12 ; Heb 8:5 ; 9:23 ,…

Heavens Encyclopedia — hev'-'nz (shamayim; ouranoi): On the physical heavens see ASTRONOMY ; WORLD . Above these, in popular conception, were the celestial heavens, the abode of God and of the …

Heavens, New (and Earth, New) Encyclopedia — || 1. Eschatological Idea 2. Earliest Conceptions: Cosmic verses National Type 3. Different from Mythological Theory 4. Antiquity of Cosmical Conception 5. The Cosmical D…

Heavy; Heaviness Encyclopedia — hev'-i, hev'-i-nes (kabhedh, de'aghah; lupe): 1. Literal: Heavy (heave, to lift) is used literally with respect to material things, as the translation of kobhedh, "heavin…

Heber Dictionary & Encyclopedia — passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:31, 32). (2.) The Kenite (Judges 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Ja…

Heberites Encyclopedia — he'-ber-its (ha-chebhri): Descendants of Heber, a prominent clan of Asher, ( Nu 26:45 ). Supposed by some to be connected with the Chabiri of the Tell el-Amarna Letters.…

Hebrew Dictionary — a name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Genesis 39:14, 17; 41:12, etc.), or by the Israelites when they speak of themselves to forei…

Hebrew Language Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written, with the exception of a few portions in Chaldee. In the Old Testament it is only spoken…

HEBREW OF THE Hebrews Dictionary — one whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Corinthians 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.…

Hebrew; Hebrewess Encyclopedia — he'-broo, he'-broo-es (`ibhri, feminine `ibhriyah; Hebraios): The earliest name for Abraham ( Ge 14:13 ) and his descendants (Joseph, Ge 39:14 , 17 ; 40:15 ; 41:12 ; 43:3…

Hebrews Dictionary — (Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew-speaking Jews, as distinguished from those who spoke Greek. (See GREEKS.)…

Hebrews, Epistle to the Encyclopedia — he'-brooz, I. TITLE II. LITERARY 1. The Author's Culture and Style 2. Letter, Epistle or Treatise? 3. A Unity or a Composite Work? III. THE AUTHOR 1. Tradition (1) Alexan…

Hebrews, Gospel According to the Encyclopedia — (Euaggelion kath' Hebraious, to Hebraikon, to Ioudaikon; Evangelium Hebraeorum, Judeorum): 1. References in Early Church History 2. Its Character and Contents 3. Its Circ…

Hebrews, Religion of the Encyclopedia — See ISRAEL, RELIGION OF.…

Hebron Dictionary — a community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a st…

Hebron (1) Encyclopedia — he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Palestine, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. K…

Hebron (2) Encyclopedia — (chebhron, "league," "association"): (1) The third son of Kohath, son of Levi ( Ex 6:18 ; Nu 3:19 , 27 ; 1Ch 6:2 , 18 ; 23:12 , 19 ). (2) A son of Mareshah and descendant…

Hebronites Encyclopedia — he'-brun-its (chebhroni): A family of Levites, descendants of Hebron, third son of Kohath ( Nu 3:27 ; 26:58 , etc.).…

Hedge Encyclopedia — hej: (1) mecukhah, "a thorn hedge," only in Mic 7:4 .; mesukkah, "a hedge" ( Isa 5:5 ); mesukhath chadheq, "a hedge of thorns" ( Pr 15:19 ). (2) gadher, and geherah, tran…

Hedgehog Encyclopedia — hej'-hog Septuagint echinos, "hedgehog," for qippodh, in Isa 14:23 ; 34:11 ; Ze 2:14, and for qippoz, in Isa 34:15 ). See PORCUPINE ; BITTERN ; OWL ; SERPENT .…

Heed Encyclopedia — hed: This word, in the sense of giving careful attention ("take heed," "give heed," etc.), represents several Hebrew and Greek words; chief among them shamar, "to watch";…

Heel Encyclopedia — hel (`aqebh): "The iniquity of my heels" ( Ps 49:5 the King James Version) is a literal translation, and might be understood to indicate the Psalmist's "false steps," err…

Hegai Dictionary — eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8). ■ Heif er Hebrews ‘eglah, (Deuteronomy 21:4, 6; Jeremiah 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving mil…

Hegai; Hege Encyclopedia — he'-ga-i, he'-ge (heghay; Gai ( Es 2:8 , 15 ), and heghe', Hege ( Es 2:3 )): One of the officers of the Persian king Ahasuerus; a chamberlain or eunuch (keeper of women),…

Hegemonides Encyclopedia — heg-e-mon'-i-dez, hej-e-mo-ni'-dez (Hegemonides): The Syrian officer placed in command of the district extending from Ptolemais to the Gerrenians (2 Macc 13:24). It is no…

Heifer Encyclopedia — hef'-er (parah, in Nu 19 (see following article) and Ho 4:16 ; `eghlah, elsewhere in the Old Testament; damalis, in Heb 9:13 ):For the "heifer of three years old" in the …

Heifer, Red Encyclopedia — In Nu 19 a rite is described in which the ashes of a "red heifer" and of certain objects are mixed with running water to obtain the so-called "water for impurity." (Such …

Height; Heights Encyclopedia — hit, The English terms represent a large number of Hebrew words (gobhah, marom, qomah, rum, etc.). A chief thing to notice is that in the Revised Version (British and Ame…

Heir Encyclopedia — ar: 1. The Word "Heir": In the New Testament "heir" is the invariable translation of kleronomos (15 times), the technical equivalent in Greek, and of the compound sunkler…

HEIR Under Dictionary — the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives (Genesis 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the eldest son getting a larger portion than the …

Helah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rust, (1 Chronicles 4:5, 7), one of the wives of Ashur.…

Helam Dictionary & Encyclopedia — place of abundance, a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where David gained a great victory over the Syrian army (2 Samuel 10:16), which was under the …

Helbah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fatness, a town of the tribe of Asher (Judges 1:31), in the plain of Phoenicia.…

Helbon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fat; i.e., “fertile”, (Ezekiel 27: 18 only), a place whence wine was brought to the great market of Tyre. It has been usually identified with the modern Aleppo, called Ha…

Helchiah Encyclopedia — hel-ki'-a. See HELKIAS .…

Heldai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — wordly. (1.) 1 Chronicles 27:15; called also Heleb (2 Samuel 23:29); one of David’s captains. (2.) Zechariah 6:10, one who returned from Babylon.…

Heleb Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fatness, one of David’s warriors (2 Samuel 23:29).…

Heled Dictionary & Encyclopedia — this world, (1 Chronicles 1 1:30); called Heleb (2 Samuel 23:29).…

Helek Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a portion, (Joshua 17:2), descended from Manasseh.…

Helem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:35).…

Heleph Dictionary & Encyclopedia — exchange, a city on the north border of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33).…

Helez Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strong, or loin (?) (1.) One of Judah’s posterity (1 Chronicles 2:39). (2.) One of David’s warriors (2 Samuel 23:26).…

Heli Dictionary & Encyclopedia — elevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23).…

Heliodorus Encyclopedia — he-li-o-do'-rus (Heliodoros): Treasurer of the Syrian king Seleucus IV, Philopator (187-175 BC), the immediate predecessor of Antiochus Epiphanes who carried out to its u…

Heliopolis Encyclopedia — he-li-op'-o-lis. See ON .…

Helkai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — smooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:15).…

Helkath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — smoothness, a town of Asher, on the east border (Joshua 19:25; 21:31); called also Hukok (1 Chronicles 6:75).…

Helkath-Hazzurim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plot of the sharp blades, or the field of heroes, (2 Samuel 2:16). After the battle of Gilboa, so fatal to Saul and his house, David, as divinely directed, took up his re…

Helkias Encyclopedia — hel-ki'-as (chilqiyah; Chelkias; the King James Version Chelcias): (1) Father of Susanna (Susanna verses 2,29,63). According to tradition he was brother of Jeremiah, and …

Hell Dictionary & Encyclopedia — derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testame…

Hellenism; Hellenist Encyclopedia — hel'-en-iz'-m, hel'-en-ist: Hellenism is the name we give to the manifold achievements of the Greeks in social and political institutions, in the various arts, in science…

Helm Encyclopedia — helm. See SHIPS AND BOATS .…

Helmet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kob’a), a cap for the defence of the head (1 Samuel 17:5, 38). In the New Testament the Greek equivalent is used (Ephesians 6:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:8). (See ARMS…

Helon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strong, father of Eliab, who was “captain of the children of Zebulun” (Numbers 1:9; 2:7).…

Help Encyclopedia — With the sense of that which brings aid, support, or deliverance, "help" (noun and vb.) represents a large variety of words in Hebrew and Greek (noun 7, verb 16). A princ…

Help-Meet Dictionary — (Hebrews ‘ezer ke-negdo; i.e., “a help as his counterpart” = a help suitable to him), a wife (Genesis 2:18-20).…

Helpmeet Encyclopedia — help'-met. See HELP .…

Helps Dictionary — (1 Corinthians 12:28) may refer to help (i.e., by interpretation) given to him who speaks with tongues, or more probably simply help which Christians can render to one an…

Helps (1) Encyclopedia — (antilempseis, 1Co 12:28 ): In classical Greek the word antilempsis means "remuneration," the hold one has on something, then perception, apprehension. But in Biblical Gr…

Helps (2) Encyclopedia — (boetheiai, Ac 27:17 ). See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.…

Helve Encyclopedia — helv (`ets "wood," "tree"): The handle or wooden part of an ax. "The head (margin "iron") slippeth from the helve" (margin "tree," De 19:5 ). The marginal reading suggest…

Hem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these, because of the regulations in Numbers 15:38, 39. These borders or fringes were in proce…

Hemam Encyclopedia — he'-mam ( Ge 36:22 the King James Version and the English Revised Version). See HEMAN ; HOMAM .…

Heman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — faithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.) Grandson of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably w…

Hemath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Kenite (1 Chronicles 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.…

Hemdan Encyclopedia — …

Hemlock Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews rosh (Hos. 10:4; rendered “gall” in Deuteronomy 29:18; 32:32; Psalm 69:21; Jeremiah 9:15; 23:15; “poison,” Job 20:16; “venom,” Deuteronomy 32:33). “Rosh is t…

Hen Dictionary — common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection …

Hen (1) Encyclopedia — hen (chen, "favor"). In Zec 6:14 , English Versions of the Bible reads, "And the crowns shall be to Helem .... and to Hen the son of Zephaniah." But as this person is cal…

Hen (2) Encyclopedia — (ornis): Mentioned in the accounts of the different disciples in describing the work of Jesus ( Mt 23:37 ; Lu 13:34 ).…

Hena Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the cities of Mesopotamia destroyed by Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13). It is identified with the modern Anah, lying on the right bank of the Euphrates, not far…

Henadad Dictionary & Encyclopedia — favour of Hadad, the name of a Levite after the Captivity (Ezra 3:9).…

Henna Encyclopedia — hen'-a ( So 1:14 ; 4:13 ): An aromatic plant.…

Henoch Encyclopedia — he'-nok (chanokh; Henoch; in 1Ch 1:3 the King James Version the Revised Version (British and American), "Enoch"; in Ge 25:4 , the King James Version and the Revised Versi…

Hepher Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a well or stream. (1.) A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17). (2.) The youngest son of Gilead (Numbers 26:32; 27:1). (3.) The second son of Asher (1 Chro…

Hepher; Hepherites Encyclopedia — he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri): (1) Septuagint Hopher ( Nu 26:32 f; 27:1 ; Jos 17:2 f), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of Manasseh. The clan is called…

Hephzibah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — my delight is in her. (1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1). (2.) A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord’s favour toward her (…

Herakles Encyclopedia — her'-a-klez (Herakles). See HERCULES .…

Herald Encyclopedia — her'-ald: The word occurs once ( Da 3:4 ) as the translation of the Aramaic word karoz (compare kerux): "Then the herald cried aloud." See also GAMES .…

Herb Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews ‘eseb, any green plant; herbage (Genesis 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1,2). (2.) Yarak, green; …

Hercules Encyclopedia — hur'-ku-lez (Herakles): The process of Hellenizing the Jews which began at an earlier date was greatly promoted under Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 BC). Jason, who supplan…

Herd Encyclopedia — hurd. See CATTLE .…

HERD Genesis Dictionary — 13:5; Deuteronomy 7:14. (See CATTLE.)…

Herdsman Encyclopedia — hurdz'-man (boqer; the King James Version, the English Revised Version "herdman"): A cowherd ( Am 7:14 ). The same word is used in Syria today. ro`eh, has its equivalent …

HERDSMAN In Egypt Dictionary — herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste. Some of Joseph’s brethren were made rulers over Pharaoh’s cattle (Genesis 47:6, 17). The Israelites were known in Egypt as “ke…

Here Encyclopedia — her, in composition:…

Hereafter Encyclopedia — her-aft'-er (here (this present) and after) represents Hebrew 'achar, "hinder part," "end" ( Isa 41:23 ), "the things that are to come hereafter" ('achor after, behind th…

Hereby Encyclopedia — her-bi', represents bezo'th, "in or by this" ( Ge 42:15 "Hereby ye shall be proved"); ek toutou, "out of this" ( 1Joh 4:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "by…

Heredity Encyclopedia — he-red'-i-ti: 1. Physiological Heredity: Heredity, in modern language, is the law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics, physiological and psychical…

Herein Encyclopedia — her-in', Hebrew bezo'th, "in" or "by this" ( Ge 34:22 , the Revised Version (British and American) "on this condition"); en touta ( Joh 4:37 ; 9:30 ; 15:8 ; Ac 24:16 ; 2C…

Hereof Encyclopedia — her-ov', Greek haute, "this" ( Mt 9:26 ); houtos, "this" ( Heb 5:3 , the Revised Version (British and American) "thereof").…

Heres Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sun. (1.) “Mount Heres” (Judges 1:35), Hebrews Har-heres, i.e., “sun-mountain;” probably identical with Irshemesh in Joshua 19:41. (2.) Isaiah 19:18, marg. (See ON.)…

Heresh Encyclopedia — he'-resh (cheresh; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus, Rharaiel; Codex Alexandrinus, Hares): A Levite ( 1Ch 9:15 ).…

Heresy Dictionary & Encyclopedia — from a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect holding the opinion. In the Acts of the Apostles (5:17; 15:5; 24:5, 14; 26:5) it denot…

Hereth, the Forest of Encyclopedia — he'-reth (ya`-ar chareth; Septuagint polis Sareik; the King James Version Hareth): David ( 1Sa 22:5 ) was told by the prophet Gad to depart from Mizpah of Moab and go to …

Heretic; Heretical Encyclopedia — her'-e-tik, her'-e-tik, he-ret'-i-kal (hairetikos): Used in Tit 3:10 , must be interpreted according to the sense in which Paul employs the word "heresy" ( 1Co 11:19 ; Ga…

Heretofore Encyclopedia — her-too-for', Hebrew temol, "yesterday," "neither heretofore, nor since" ( Ex 4:10 ; compare Ex 5:7 , 8 , 14 ; Jos 3:4 ; Ru 2:11 ); 'ethmol shilshom, "yesterday," "third …

Hereunto Encyclopedia — her-un-too', Greek eis touto, "unto," "with a view to this" ( 1Pe 2:21 , "For hereunto were ye called"): "hereunto" is supplied ( Ec 2:25 , "Who else can hasten hereunto …

Herewith Encyclopedia — her-with', Hebrew ba-zo'th, bezo'th, "in," "by," or "with this" ( Eze 16:29 ; Mal 3:10 , "Prove me now herewith, saith Yahweh"). The Revised Version (British and American…

Heritage Encyclopedia — her'-i-taj (nachalah, from nachal, "to give"; kleroo): That which is allotted, possession, property, portion, share, peculiar right, inheritance; applied to land transfer…

Hermas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — Mercury, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sends greetings (Romans 16: 14). Some suppose him to have been the author of the celebrated religious romance called The Shepherd,…

Hermeneutics Encyclopedia — hur-me-nu'-tiks. See INTERPRETATION .…

Hermes Dictionary — Mercury, a Roman Christian (Romans 16:14).…

Hermes (1) Encyclopedia — hur'-mez (Hermes): In the Revised Version margin of Ac 14:12 for "Mercury" in text (the King James Version "Mercurius").…

Hermes (2) Encyclopedia — (Hermes): The name of a Roman Christian, otherwise unknown, to whom Paul sent greetings ( Ro 16:14 ). "Hermes is among the commonest slave names. In the household alone p…

Hermogenes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — Mercury-born, at one time Paul’s fellow-labourer in Asia Minor, who, however, afterwards abandoned him, along with one Phygellus, probably on account of the perils by whi…

Hermon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. It marks the north boundary of Palestine (…

Hermonites Encyclopedia — hur'-mon-its: In Ps 42:6 the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "Hermons." See HERMON .…

Herod Encyclopedia — her'-ud: The name Herod (Herodes) is a familiar one in the history of the Jews and of the early Christian church. The name itself signifies "heroic," a name not wholly ap…

HEROD AGRIPPA I. Son Dictionary — of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the Great. He was made tetrarch of the provinces formerly held by Lysanias II., And ultimately possessed the entire king…

HEROD AnTIPAS Herod’s Dictionary — son by Malthace (Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). (See ANTIPAS.)…

HEROD ArCHELAUS Dictionary — (Matthew 2:22), the brother of Antipas (q.v.).…

HEROD ArIPPA II. Dictionary — the son of Herod Agrippa I. and Cypros. The emperor Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of Philip and Lysanias, with the title of king (Acts 25:13; 26:2, 7). He e…

HEROD Philip I. Dictionary — (Mark 6:17), the son of Herod the Great by Mariamne, the daughter of Simon, the high priest. He is distinguished from another Philip called “the tetrarch.” He lived at Ro…

HEROD Philip II. Dictionary — the son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem. He was “tetrarch” of Batanea, Iturea, Trachonitis, and Auranitis. He rebuilt the city of Caesarea Philippi, calling…

Herod THE Great Dictionary — (Matthew 2:1-22; Luke 1:5; Acts 23:35), the son of Antipater, an Idumaean, and Cypros, an Arabian of noble descent. In the year B.C. 47 Julius Caesar made Antipater, a “w…

Herodians Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Jewish political party who sympathized with (Mark 3:6; 12:13; Matt, 22:16; Luke 20:20) the Herodian rulers in their general policy of government, and in the social cust…

Herodias Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Matthew 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19), the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice. While residing at Rome with her husband Herod Philip I. and her daughter, Herod Antip…

Herodion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes and calls his “ ki nsman” (Romans 16:11).…

Heron Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The Hebrew name is ’anaphah, and indicates that the bird so named is remarkable for its angry dispos…

Hesed, Son of Encyclopedia — he'-sed. See BEN-HESED.…

Heshbon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — intelligence, a city ruled over by Sihon, king of the Amorites (Joshua 3:10; 13:17). It was taken by Moses (Numbers 21:23-26), and became afterwards a Levitical city (Jos…

Heshmon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fatness, a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:27).…

Heth Dictionary — dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Genesis 10:18; Deuteronomy 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Genesis 23:3, 7). The Hittites were…

Heth (1) Encyclopedia — chath cheth: The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "ch". It came also to be used for the number 8. For name, etc., see ALPHABET…

Heth (2) Encyclopedia — heth (cheth): In Ge 23:10 the ancestor of the Hittites. As the various peoples who occupied Canaan were thought to belong to one stock, Ge 10:15 ( 1Ch 1:13 ) makes Heth t…

Hethlon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — wrapped up, a place on the north border of Palestine. The “way of Hethlon” (Ezekiel 47: 15; 48: 1) is probably the pass at the end of Lebanon from the Mediterranean to th…

Hewer Encyclopedia — hu'-er (choTebh): Applies especially to a wood-worker or wood-gatherer (compare Arabic chattab, "a woodman") ( Jos 9:21 , 23 , 17 ; 2Ch 2:10 ; Jer 46:22 ). Gathering wood…

Hexateuch Encyclopedia — hek'-sa-tuk: 1. Evidence for: This word, formed on the analogy of Pentateuch, Heptateuch, etc., is used by modern writers to denote the first six books of the Bible (i.e.…

Hezeki Encyclopedia — hez'-e-ki (chizqi). See HIZKI .…

Hezekiah (1) Encyclopedia — hez-e-ki'-a (chizqiyah): (1) King of Judah. See special article (2) A son of Neariah, of the royal family of Judah ( 1Ch 3:23 , the Revised Version (British and American)…

Hezekiah (2) Encyclopedia — (chizqiyah, "Yahweh has strengthened"; also written chizqiyahu, "Yah has strengthened him"; Hezekias): One of the greatest of the kings of Judah; reigned (according to th…

Hezekiah'S Sickness Encyclopedia — See DIAL OF AHAZ .…

Hezekiah, the Men of Encyclopedia — See PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF, II, 5; HEZEKIAH, IV, 2.…

Hezer From the Scriptures — Hezer is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Hezir, a bog; converted”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself s…

Hezion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — vision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).…

Hezir Encyclopedia — he'-zer: (1) (chezir; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus, Chezein; Codex Alexandrinus, Iezeir): A Levite in the time of David ( 1Ch 24:15 ). (2) Septuagint Hezeir): A chief…

Hezro Dictionary — a Carmelite, one of David’s warriors (1 Chronicles 11:37).…

Hezro; Hezrai Encyclopedia — hez'-ro, hez'-ra-i, hez'-ri (chezro, 2Sa 23:35 ; 1Ch 11:37 , but the Qere of 2Sa 23:35 is chezray. The ancient versions almost unanimously support the form Hezrai): A Car…

Hezron Dictionary — enclosed. (1.) One of the sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14). (2.) The older of the two sons of Pharez (Genesis 46:12). (3.) A plain in the south of Judah, west o…

Hezron (1) Encyclopedia — hez'-ron (chetsron, and chetsron; Septuagint Asron): (1) A son of Reuben ( Ge 46:9 ; Ex 6:14 ), and head of the family of the Hezronites ( Nu 26:6 ). (2) A son of Perez, …

Hezron (2) Encyclopedia — (chetsron, "enclosure"): On the South boundary of Judah between "Kadesh-barnea" and "Addar" ( Jos 15:3 ); in the parallel passage ( Nu 34:4 ) "Hazar-addar." The two place…

Hezronites Encyclopedia — hez'-ron-its (ha-chetsrowni and ha-chetsroni; Septuagint ho Asronei): The name of the descendants of Hezron the son of Reuben ( Nu 26:6 ), and of the descendants of Hezro…

Hiddai Encyclopedia — hid'-a-i, hi-da'-i (hidday; Alexandrian Haththai): One of David's thirty "mighty men" ( 2Sa 23:30 ), described as "of the brooks of Gaash." In the parallel list in 1Ch 11…

Hiddekel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — called by the Accadians id Idikla; i.e., “the river of Idikla”, the third of the four rivers of Paradise (Genesis 2: 14). Gesenius interprets the word as meaning “the rap…

Hidden Encyclopedia — hid'-'n: The translation of Taman, "to hide," "to bury" ( Job 3:16 ); of tsaphan "to conceal," "store up" ( Job 15:20 , "The number of years is hidden to the oppressor," …

Hiel Encyclopedia — hi'-el (chi'el; Achiel): A Bethelite who according to 1Ki 16:34 rebuilt Jericho, and in fulfillment of a curse pronounced by Joshua ( Jos 6:26 ) sacrificed his two sons. …

Hierapolis Encyclopedia — he-er-ap'-o-lis (Hierapolis, "sacred city"): As the name implies, Hierapolis was a holy city. It was situated 6 miles from Laodicea and twice that distance from Colosse, …

Hiereel Encyclopedia — hi-er'-e-el (Hiereel): 1 Esdras 9:21. In Ezr 8:9 the name is Jehiel.…

Hieremoth Encyclopedia — hi-er'-e-moth (Ieremoth): (1) 1 Esdras 9:27 = Jeremoth ( Ezr 10:26 ). (2) 1 Esdras 9:30 = Jeremoth ( Ezr 10:29 , margin "and Ramoth").…

Hierielus Encyclopedia — hi-er-i-e'-lus (Iezrielos). See JEZRIELUS .…

Hiermas Encyclopedia — hi-ur'-mas (Hiermas): 1 Esdras 9:26, corresponding to Ramiah in Ezr 10:25 .…

Higgaion Encyclopedia — hi-ga'yon, hi-gi'-on (higgayon): The meaning of this word is uncertain. Two interpretations are possible; the one based on an allied Arabic root gives "a deep vibrating s…

High Day Encyclopedia — Is found in Ge 29:7 as a rendering of the Hebrew yom agadhol, literally, "great day." The Hebrew means the day at its height, broad daylight as contrasted with the time f…

High PLACE Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made (1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mounta…

High Priest Encyclopedia — See PRIEST, HIGH.…

HIGH PRIEST Aaron Dictionary — was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Exodus 29:7; 30:23; Leviticus 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in offi…

High Things Encyclopedia — The translation of hupselos, "high," "lofty," "elevated" ( Ro 12:16 , "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate," the King James Version margin "be conte…

High, Most Encyclopedia — See GOD, NAMES OF.…

Highest Encyclopedia — hi'-est (`elyon; hupsistos): The translation of `elyon, used frequently of God and commonly translated "Most High" ( Ps 18:13 , "The Highest gave his voice," the Revised …

Highminded Encyclopedia — hi'-mind-ed: In modern usage denotes elevation of mind in a good sense, but formerly it was used to denote upliftedness in a bad sense, pride, arrogance. It is the transl…

Highway Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a raised road for public use. Such roads were not found in Palestine; hence the force of the language used to describe the return of the captives and the advent of the Me…

Hil Dictionary — l. OF EVIL COUNSEL on the south of the Valley of Hinnom. It is so called from a tradition that the house of the high priest Caiaphas, when the rulers of the Jews resolved…

Hilen Encyclopedia — hi-len (chilen): A city in the hill country of Judah, probably West or Southwest of Hebron, assigned with its suburbs to the Levites ( 1Ch 6:58 (Hebrew 43)). The form of …

Hilkiah Encyclopedia — hil-ki'-a (chilqiyah, "Yah is my portion" or "Yah's portion"): The name of 8 individuals in the Old Testament or 7, if the person mentioned in Ne 12:7 , 21 was the same w…

Hill, Hill Country Encyclopedia — hil'-kun-tri: The common translation of three Hebrew words: (1) gibh`ah, from root meaning "to be curved," is almost always translated "hill"; it is a pecuIiarly appropri…

Hill; Mount; Mountain Encyclopedia — 1. Names: (1) The commonest word is har (also harar, and herer), which is rendered "hill," "mount" or "mountain." It occurs several hundreds of times. In a number of plac…

Hillel Encyclopedia — hil'-el (hillel, "he greatly praised"; Septuagint Ellel): An inhabitant of Pirathon in the hill country of Ephraim, and father of Abdon, one of the judges of Israel ( Jud…

Hin Encyclopedia — hin (hin): A liquid measure containing 12 logs, equal to about 8 quarts. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .…

Hind Encyclopedia — hind. See DEER .…

HIND Hebrews Dictionary — ‘ayalah (2 Samuel 22:34; Psalm 18:33, etc.) and ‘ayeleth (Psalm 22, title), the female of the hart or stag. It is referred to as an emblem of activity (Genesis 49:21), ge…

Hind of the Morning, the Encyclopedia — The translation of Aijeleth hash-Shahar ('ayyeleth ha-shachar) in the title of Ps 22 , probably the name of some wellknown song to which the psalm was intended to be sung…

Hinge Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews tsir), that on which a door revolves. “Doors in the East turn rather on pivots than on what we term hinges. In Syria, and especially in the Hauran, there are man…

Hinnom From the Scriptures — Hinnom is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “there they are; their riches”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible i…

Hinnom, Valley of Encyclopedia — hin'-om (ge hinnom, Jos 15:8 ; 18:16 ; "valley of the son of Hinnom" (ge bhen hinnom), Jos 15:8 ; 18:16 ; 2Ch 28:3 ; 33:6 ; Jer 7:31 f; 19:2,6; 32:35; "valley of the chil…

Hip Encyclopedia — (shoq, "leg," "limb," "hip," "shoulder"): Samson smote the Philistines "hip and thigh" (Hebrew "leg upon thigh"), which was indicative of "a great slaughter" ( Jud 15:8 )…

Hippopotamus Encyclopedia — hip-o-pot'-a-mus ( Job 41:1 margin). See BEHEMOTH .…

Hirah Encyclopedia — hi'-ra (chirah; Septuagint Eiras): A native of Adullam, and a "friend" of Judah ( Ge 38:1 , 12 ). The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) both…

Hiram Encyclopedia — hi'-ram (chiram; Septuagint Chiram, but Cheiram, in 2Sa 5:11 ; 1Ch 14:1 ): There is some confusion regarding the form of this name. In the books of Samuel and Kings the p…

Hircanus Encyclopedia — her-ka'nuz. See HYRCANUS .…

Hire Encyclopedia — hir: Two entirely different words are translated "hire" in the Old Testament: (1) The most frequent one is sakhar, verb sakhar, and verbal adjective sakhir. (a) As a verb…

Hireling Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7: J; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Leviticus 19:13). In the time of our Lord a …

His Encyclopedia — hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal ( Ge 1:11 , "after his kind"; Le 1:16 , "pluck away his crop…

Hiss Dictionary & Encyclopedia — to express contempt (Job 27:23). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1 Kings 9:8). Zechariah (10:8) speaks of the Lord gathering the house of Judah as it wer…

Hitherto Encyclopedia — hith'-er-too (to this): Used of both place and time. It is the translation of various words and phrases: (1) Of place, `adh halom ( 2Sa 7:18 , "Thou hast brought me hithe…

Hittites Encyclopedia — hit'-its (bene cheth, chittim; Chettaioi): One of the seven nations conquered by Israel in Palestine. I. OLD TESTAMENT NOTICES 1. Enumeration of Races 2. Individuals 3. L…

Hivite Encyclopedia — hi'-vit (chiwwni; Heuaios): 1. Name: A son of Canaan ( Ge 10:17 ), i.e. an inhabitant of the land of Canaan along with the Canaanite and other tribes ( Ex 3:17 , etc.). I…

Hizki Encyclopedia — hiz'-ki (chizqi; Septuagint Azaki; the King James Version Hezeki): A son of Elpaal, a descendant of Benjamin ( 1Ch 8:17 ).…

Hizkiah Encyclopedia — hiz-ki'-a (chizqiyah; Septuagint Ezekia, "strength of Yah"): (1) A son of Neariah, a descendant of David ( 1Ch 3:23 , the King James Version "Hezekiah"). (2) An ancestor …

Hizkijah From the Scriptures — Hizkijah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “the strength of the Lord”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itse…

Hl Dictionary — /lk swine or strong. (1.) The head of the seventeenth course of the priests (1 Chronicles 24:15). (2.) Nehemiah 10:20, one who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant.…

Hl RAM Dictionary — high-born. (1.) Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chronicles 8:5). (2.) Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and as…

HlDDAI Dictionary — rejoicing of Jehovah, one of David’s thirty- seven guards (2 Samuel 23:30).…

HlE RAPOLIS Dictionary — sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church under the care of Epaphras (Colossians 4:12, 13). This church was founded at the same time as that of Colosse…

HlGGAION Dictionary — in Psalm 92:3 means the murmuring tone of the harp. In Psalm 9:16 it is a musical sign, denoting probably a pause in the instrumental interlude. In Psalm 19:14 the word i…

HlLKIAH Dictionary — portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chronicles 6:54. (2.) 1 Chronicles 26: 11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) The father of Gemariah (Jeremiah 29:3). (5.…

HlLLEL Dictionary — praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judges 12: 13, 15).…

HlNNOM Dictionary — a deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called “Hill of Evil Counsel.” It took its name from “some ancient hero, the son of Hinnom.” It is first mentioned…

HlVITES Dictionary — one of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as “midlanders” or “villagers” (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicl…

HlZKIAH Dictionary — an ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1).…

HlZKIJAH Dictionary — (Nehemiah 10: 17), one who sealed the covenant.…

Hoar-frost; Hoary Encyclopedia — hor'-frost. See FROST .…

Hoar; Hoary Encyclopedia — hor, hor'-i. See COLOR (8); HAIR.…

Hobab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Exodus 18:5, 27; comp. Numbers 10:29, 30. In Judges 4:11, the word rendered “father-in-law” means pro…

Hobah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Genesis 14:15).…

Hobaiah Encyclopedia — ho-ba'-ya (chobhayah, "whom Yahweh hides," i.e. "protects"): The head of a priestly family that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Because they could not trace their …

Hock Encyclopedia — (`aqar, "to root out"): To hamstring, i.e. to render useless by cutting the tendons of the hock (in the King James Version and the English Revised Version "hough"). "In t…

Hod Encyclopedia — hod (hodh, "majesty," "splendor"; the Septuagint's Codex Alexadrinus, Hod; Codex Vaticanus, Oa): One of the sons of Zophah, a descendant of Asher ( 1Ch 7:37 ).…

Hodaiah Encyclopedia — ho-da'-ya. See HODAVIAH .…

Hodaviah Encyclopedia — hod-a-vi'-a (hodhawyah, or hodhawyahu; the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus, Hodouia): (1) One of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh on the East of the Jordan ( 1Ch 5…

Hodesh Encyclopedia — ho'-desh (chodhesh, "new moon"): One of the wives of Shaharaim, a Benjamite ( 1Ch 8:9 ).…

Hodevah Encyclopedia — ho-de'-va, ho'-de-va (hodhewah, hodheyah, "splendor of Yah"): A Levite and founder of a Levite family, seventy-four of whom returned from exile with Zerubbabel, 538 BC ( …

Hodiah; Hodijah Encyclopedia — ho-di'-a, ho-di'-ja (hodhiyah, "splendor of Yah"): (1) A brother-in-law of Naham ( 1Ch 4:19 ), and possibly for that reason reckoned a member of the tribe of Judah. the K…

Hodijah Dictionary — majesty of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law (Nehemiah 8:7; 9:5). (2.) Nehemiah 10:18, a Levite who sealed the covenant.…

Hoglah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36: 1 1).…

Hoham Encyclopedia — ho'-ham (hoham, "whom Yahweh impels(?)" Gesenius): An Amorite king of Hebron and one of the five kings of the Amorites who leagued for war on Gibeon because of its treaty…

HOHAM Jehovah Dictionary — impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Joshua 10:3, 5, 16-27).…

Hoise Encyclopedia — hoiz: The older form of "hoist" (Old English, hoise), to raise, to lift, and is the translation of epairo, "to lift up": "they .... hoised up the mainsail to the wind" ( …

Hold Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a fortress, the name given to David’s lurking-places (1 Samuel 22:4, 5; 24:22).…

Holding Encyclopedia — hol'-ding: Occurs with various shades of meaning: (1) as the translation of tamakh, "to acquire," it has the sense of taking, obtaining ( Isa 33:15 , the Revised Version …

Holiness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in the highest sense belongs to God (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to…

Hollow Encyclopedia — hol'-o (kaph, nabhabh): "Hollow" is the translation of kaph, "hollow" ( Ge 32:25 , 32 , "the hollow of his thigh," the hip-pan or socket, over the sciatic nerve); of nabh…

Holm-tree Encyclopedia — hom'-tre: (1) tirzah ( Isa 44:14 , the King James Version "cypress"): The name, from the root meaning (compare Arabic taraza) "to be hard," implies some very hard wood. V…

Holofernes Encyclopedia — hol-o-fur'-nez (Olophernes): According to the Book of Judith, chief captain of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians (Judith 2:4), who was commissioned to make war upon t…

Holon Encyclopedia — ho'-lon (cholon or chowlon): (1) One of the towns in the hill country of Judah ( Jos 15:51 ) assigned to the Levites 21:15). In 1Ch 6:58 (Hebrew 43), it is HILEN (which s…

Holy Ghost Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to hi…

Holy Ghost (spirit), Sin Against the Encyclopedia — See BLASPHEMY; HOLY SPIRIT, III, 1, (4).…

Holy Of Holies Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitted to enter it except the high priest, and that only once a year. It co…

Holy One Encyclopedia — See GOD, NAMES OF.…

Holy Place Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Exodus 26:31; 37:17-25; Hebrews 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminate…

Holy Spirit Encyclopedia — ho'-li spir'-it: I. OLD TESTAMENT TEACHINGS AS TO THE SPIRIT 1. Meaning of the Word 2. The Spirit in Relation to the Godhead 3. The Spirit in External Nature 4. The Spiri…

Holyday Encyclopedia — ho'-li-da: This word occurs twice in the King James Version, namely, Ps 42:4 , "a multitude that kept (the Revised Version (British and American) "keeping") holyday," and…

Homam Encyclopedia — ho'-mam (chomam, "destruction"): A Horite descendant of Esau ( 1Ch 1:39 ). The name appears in Ge 36:22 as "Heman."…

Home Encyclopedia — hom (bayith, "house," maqom, "place," 'ohel, "tent" ( Jud 19:9 ), shubh, "to cause to turn back," tawekh, tokh, "middle," "midst" ( De 21:12 ); oikos, "house," "household…

Home-born Encyclopedia — hom'-born ('ezrach): A native-born Hebrew, as contrasted with a foreigner of different blood. The same Hebrew word is found in Le 16:29 ; 18:26 and elsewhere, but is tran…

Homer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Leviticus 27:16; Numbers 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER.) “Half a homer,” a gra…

Homicide Encyclopedia — hom'-i-sid (rotseach): Hebrew has no word for killing or murder; rotseach is the word for manslayer. The Greek for murder is phonos. Homicide was every conscious violent …

Honest; Honesty Encyclopedia — on'-est, on'-es-ti: The word "honest" in the New Testament in the King James Version generally represents the adjective kalos, "good," "excellent," "honorable," and, with…

Honey Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ya’ar, occurs only 1 Samuel 14:25, 27, 29; Cant. 5:1, where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies a forest or copse, and refers to honey …

Honorable Encyclopedia — on'-er-a-b'-l (kabhedh; euschemon): In the Old Testament "honorable" is for the most part the translation of kabhedh, properly, "to be heavy," "weighty" ( Ge 34:19 , the …

Hood Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isaiah 3:23; R.V., pi., “turbans”). Rendered “diadem,” Job 29:14; high priest’s “mitre,” Zechariah 3:5; “royal diadem,” Isaiah 6…

Hoof Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Exodus 10:26; Ezekiel 32:13); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isaiah 5:28). The “parting of the hoof’ is one of the distinctio…

Hook Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews hah, a “ring” inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isaiah 37:28, 29; Ezekiel …

Hoopoe Encyclopedia — hoo'-po; -poo (dukhiphath; epops; Latin Upupa epops): One of the peculiar and famous birds of Palestine, having a curved bill and beautiful plumage. It is about the size …

Hope Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the three main elements of Christian character (1 Corinthians 13:13). It is joined to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing (Romans 8:24; 1 John 3…

Hophin From the Scriptures — Hophin is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “he that covers; my fist”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself …

Hophni Dictionary — pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Samuel 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,” resigned to them the active duties of his office. By…

Hophni and Phinehas Encyclopedia — hof'-ni, fin'-e-as, -az (chophni, "pugilist" (?), pinechac, probably "face of brass"): Sons of Eli, priests of the sanctuary at Shiloh. Their character was wicked enough …

Hophra Dictionary & Encyclopedia — i.e., PHARAOH-HOPHRA (called Apries by the Greek historian Herodotus) king of Egypt (B.C. 591-572) in the time of Zedekiah, king of Judah (Jeremiah 37:5 44:30; Ezekiel 29…

Hor Dictionary — mountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of Idumea (Numbers 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the stations of the Israelites in the…

Hor, Mount Encyclopedia — hor (hor ha-har; literally, "Hor, the mountain"): 1. Not Jebel Neby Harun: (1) a tradition identifying this mountain with Jebel Neby Harun may be traced from the time of …

Hor-haggidgad Encyclopedia — hor-ha-gid'-gad (chor ha-gidhgadh): A desert camp of the Israelites between Beeroth Bene-jaakan and Jotbathah ( Nu 33:32 f). In De 10:7 it is called Gudgodah. See WANDERI…

Hor-hagidgad From the Scriptures — Hor-hagidgad is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “the hill of felicity”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itse…

Horam Encyclopedia — ho'-ram (horam, "height"): a king of Gezer defeated by Joshua when he came to the help of Lachish, which Joshua was besieging ( Jos 10:33 ).…

Horeb Dictionary & Encyclopedia — desert or mountain of the dried-up ground, a general name for the whole mountain range of which Sinai was one of the summits (Exodus 3:1; 17:6; 33:6; Psalm 106:19, etc.).…

Horem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — consecrated, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38).…

Horesh Encyclopedia — ho'-resh (choreshah, 1Sa 23:15 , 18 , margin only; Septuagint en Te Kaine, "in the New"; English Versions of the Bible "in the wood" (ba-choreshdh), the particle "in" bei…

Hori Encyclopedia — ho'-ri (chori, "cave-dweller"): (1) A Horite descendant of Esau ( Ge 36:22 ; 1Ch 1:39 ). (2) A Simonite, father of Shaphat, one of the twelve spies ( Nu 13:5 ).…

Horims From the Scriptures — Horims is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “princes; being angry”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself say…

Horite; Horim Encyclopedia — ho'-rit, ho'-rim (chori, chorim; Chorraioi): Denoted the inhabitants of Mt. Seir before its occupation by the Edomites ( De 2:12 ). Seir is accordingly called Horite in G…

Horites Dictionary — cave-men, a race of Troglodytes who dwelt in the limestone caves which abounded in Edom. Their ancestor was “Seir,” who probably gave his name to the district where he li…

Hormah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — banning; i.e., placing under a “ban,” or devoting to utter destruction. After the manifestation of God’s anger against the Israelites, on account of their rebellion and t…

Horn Encyclopedia — horn (Hebrew and Aramaic qeren; keras; for the "ram's horn" (yobhel) of Jos 6 see MUSIC, and for the "inkhorn" of Eze 9 (qeceth) see separate article): (1) Qeren and kera…

HORN Trumpets Dictionary — were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Joshua 6:4,5). Llasks or vessels were made of hom (1 Samuel 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39). But the word is…

Hornet Encyclopedia — hor'-net (tsir`ah; compare tsor`ah, "Zorah" ( Jud 13:2 , etc.); also compare tsara`ath, "leprosy" ( Le 13:2 , etc.); from tsara`, "to smite"; Septuagint sphekia, literall…

HORNET Hebrews Dictionary — tsir’ah, “stinging”, (Exodus 23:28; Deuteronomy 7:20; Joshua 24:12). The word is used in these passages as referring to some means by which the Canaanites were to be driv…

Horns of the Altar Encyclopedia — (qare-noth ha-mizbeach): 1. The Brazen Altar: These projections at the four corners of the altar of burnt offering were of one piece with the altar, and were made of acac…

Horns, Rams' Encyclopedia — See MUSIC .…

Horonaim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two caverns, a city of Moab to the south of the Arnon, built, apparently, upon an eminence, and a place of some importance (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3, 5, 34).…

Horonite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the designation of Sanballat (Nehemiah 2:10, 19), a native of Horonaim, or of one of the two Beth-horons, the “upper” or the “nether,” mentioned in Joshua 16:3,5.…

Horrible Encyclopedia — hor'-i-b'-l (sha`arur, sha`aruri): In Jer 5:30 sha`arur, "vile," "horrible," is translated "horrible," "a wonderful and horrible thing" the Revised Version margin "astoni…

Horror Encyclopedia — hor'-er ('emah, pallatsuth): In Ge 15:12 'emah (often rendered "terror") is translated "horror," "a horror of great darkness"; pallatsuth, "trembling," "horror" ( Ps 55:5…

Horse Dictionary & Encyclopedia — always referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike operations, except Isaiah 28:28. The war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. For a long period after their settlem…

Horse Gate Encyclopedia — See JERUSALEM .…

Horse, Black Encyclopedia — (hippos melas): Symbolic of famine ("balance .... measure of wheat for a shilling," etc., Re 6:5 , 6 ; compare Zec 6:2 , 6 ). See REVELATION OF JOHN .…

Horse, Red Encyclopedia — (hippos purros): Symbolic of war, bloodshed ("slay one another," etc., Re 6:4 ; compare Zec 18; 6:2). See REVELATION OF JOHN .…

Horse, White Encyclopedia — (hippos leukos): Symbolic of victory, conquest ("bow .... conquering and to conquer," Re 6:2 ; 19:11 , 14 ; compare Zec 1:8 ; 6:3 , 1 ). See REVELATION OF JOHN .…

Horse-Leech Dictionary — occurs only in Proverbs 30:15 (Hebrews ‘alukah); the generic name for any blood- sucking annelid. There are various species in the marshes and pools of Palestine. That he…

Horseleach Encyclopedia — hors'-lech (`aluqah; compare Arabic `aluqah, "ghoul," and `alaqah, "leech," from root `aliq, "to cling"; Septuagint bdella, "leech"): The word occurs only once, in Pr 30:…

Horseman Encyclopedia — hors'-man. See ARMY .…

HORSEMAN Hebrews Dictionary — ba’al parash, “master of a horse.” The “horsemen” mentioned Exodus 14:9 were “mounted men”, i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and…

Horses of the Sun Encyclopedia — ( 2Ki 23:11 ): In connection with the sun-worship practiced by idolatrous kings in the temple at Jerusalem ( 2Ki 23:5 ; compare Eze 8:16 ), horses dedicated to the sun, w…

Hosah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — refuge. (1.) A place on the border of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29), a little to the south of Zidon. (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles 16:38).…

Hosanna Encyclopedia — ho-zan'-a (hosanna): This Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word occurs 6 times in the Gospels as the cry of the people when our Lord entered Jerusalem as the Messiah rep…

Hosanna Save Dictionary — now! or Save, we beseech, (Matthew 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Psalm 118:25.)…

Hose Dictionary — (Daniel 3:21), a tunic or undergarment.…

Hosea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — salvation, the son of Beeri, and author of the book of prophecies bearing his name. He belonged to the kingdom of Israel. “His Israelitish origin is attested by the pecul…

Hosen Encyclopedia — ho'-z'-n. See BREECHES .…

Hoshaiah Encyclopedia — ho-sha'-ya (hosha`yah, "whom Yahweh helpeth"): (1) Father of Jezaniah (probably = Azariah, so the Septuagint; compare Jer 42:1 and 43:2 with 2Ki 25:23 and note similar le…

Hoshama Encyclopedia — hosh'-a-ma, ho-sha'-ma (hoshama`, abbreviated from yehoshama`, "whom Yahweh heareth"): One of the sons or descendants of Jeconiah, the captive king of Judah ( 1Ch 3:18 ).…

Hoshea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — salvation. (1.) The original name of the son of Nun, afterwards called Joshua (Numbers 13:8, 16; Deuteronomy 32:44). (2.) 1 Chronicles 27:20. The ruler of Ephraim in Davi…

Hospitality; Host Encyclopedia — hos-pi-tal'-i-ti, host (philoxenia, "love of strangers," xenos, "guest," "friend"; pandocheus, "innkeeper"): 1. Among Nomads: When the civilization of a people has advanc…

Host Dictionary — an entertainer (Romans 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary (Luke 10:35). In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first only of infantry.…

Host of Heaven Encyclopedia — (tsebha' hashamayim): The expression is employed in the Old Testament to denote (1) the stars, frequently as objects of idolatry ( De 4:19 ; 17:3 ; 2Ki 17:16 ; 21:3 , 1 ;…

HOST OF HEAVEN The Dictionary — sun, moon, and stars are so designated (Genesis 2:1). When the Jews fell into idolatry they worshipped these (Deuteronomy 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3,5; 23:5; Jeremiah 19:1…

Hostage Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chronicles 25:24).…

Hosts, Lord of Encyclopedia — hosts. See LORD OF HOSTS .…

Hotham; Hothan Encyclopedia — ho'-tham, ho'-than (chotham, "seal"): (1) An Asherite, son of Heber, family of Beriah ( 1Ch 7:32 ). (2) An Aroerite, father of two of the mighty men of David ( 1Ch 11:44 …

Hothir Encyclopedia — ho'-thir (hothir, "abundance"): Mentioned in 1Ch 25:4 , 28 among the sons of Heman, and one of those set apart by David for the musical service of the house of God (compa…

Hough Dictionary & Encyclopedia — to hamstring, i.e., sever the “tendon of Achilles” of the hinder legs of captured horses (Joshua 11:6; 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4), so as to render them useless.…

Hour Encyclopedia — our (sha`atha', she`a'; hora): Hour as a division of the day does not occur in the Old Testament; the term she`a' (sha`atha') found in Dnl, is Aramaic, and as used there …

HOUR First Dictionary — found in Daniel 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a “moment,” a “look.” It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some deter…

Hours of Prayer Encyclopedia — The Mosaic law did not regulate the offering of prayer, but fully recognized its spontaneous character. In what manner or how far back in Jewish history the sacrificial p…

House Encyclopedia — hous (bayith; oikos, in classical Greek generally "an estate," oikia, oikema (literally, "habitation"), in Ac 12:1 , "prison"): I. CAVE DWELLINGS II. STONE-BUILT AND MUD/…

House of God Encyclopedia — In Ge 28:17 , 22 = BETHEL (which see). In Jgs, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezr, Neh, Ps, etc. (beth ha-'elohim), a designation of the sanctuary = "house of Yahweh" (of the tabern…

House Till Dictionary — their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited cities (Genesis 47:3; Exodus 12:7; Hebrews 11:9). From the earliest times the As…

House, Father'S Encyclopedia — See FATHER'S HOUSE.…

House, Garden Encyclopedia — See GARDEN-HOUSE.…

Household Encyclopedia — hous'-hold: Three words are usually found in the Bible where the family is indicated. These three are the Hebrew word bayith and the Greek words oikia and oikos. The unit…

Household, Caesar'S Encyclopedia — See CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD.…

Householder Encyclopedia — hous'-hol-der (oikodespotes): The word occurs in Mt 13:27 , 52 ; 20:1 ; 21:33 , for the master or owner of a "household," i.e. of servants ([@douloi). The Greek word emph…

Housetop Encyclopedia — hous'-top. See HOUSE .…

How Encyclopedia — Represents various Hebrew and Greek words, interrogative, interjectional and relative. Its different uses refer to (1) the manner or way, e.g. Ge 44:34 , "How shall I go …

Hozai Encyclopedia — ho'-za-i (chozay, or as it stands at the close of the verse in question, 2Ch 33:19 , chozay; Septuagint ton horonton; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) "Hozai"…

Hrr HIES Palestine Dictionary — and Syria appear to have been originally inhabited by three different tribes. (1.) The Semites, living on the east of the isthmus of Suez. They were nomadic and pastoral …

Huckster Encyclopedia — huk'-ster: A retailer of small wares, provisions, or the like; a peddler. "A huckster shall not be acquitted of sin" (Sirach 26:29). Neither a merchant nor a huckster is …

Hukkok Dictionary & Encyclopedia — decreed, a town near Zebulun, not far from Jordan, on the border of Naphtali (Joshua 19:34). (See HELKATH.)…

Hukok Encyclopedia — hu'-kok. See HELKATH .…

Hul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — circle, the second son of Aram (Genesis 10:23), and grandson of Shem.…

Huldah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of the law” discovered by the high priest Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chronicles 34:22-2…

Human Sacrifice Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE, HUMAN.…

HUMILIATION OF Christ Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Galatians 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Hebrews 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isaiah 53; Matthew 26:59, 67; Psalm 22:6;…

Humility Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a prominent Christian grace (Romans 12:3; 15:17, 18; 1 Corinthians 3:5-7; 2 Corinthians 3:5; Phil. 4:11-13). It is a state of mind well pleasing to God (1 Peter 3:4); it …

Humps Encyclopedia — humps: Appears in Isa 30:6 in the American Standard Revised Version for "bunches" in the King James Version.…

Humtah Encyclopedia — hum'-ta (chumTah): An unidentified place mentioned between Aphekah and Hebron in the mountain of Judah ( Jos 15:54 ).…

Hundred Encyclopedia — hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton). See NUMBER .…

Hunger Encyclopedia — hun'-ger (ra`abh; limos (subs.), peinao (vb.): (1) The desire for food, a physiological sensation associated with emptiness of the stomach, and dependent on some state of…

Hunting Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned first in Genesis 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was “a cunning hunter” (Genesis 25:27). Hunting was practised by the Hebrews after their settlement in the…

Hupham Encyclopedia — hu'-fam (chupham, "coast-inhabitant"): One of Benjamin's sons and head of the Huphamite family ( Nu 26:39 ). See HUPPIM .…

Huppah Encyclopedia — hup'-a (chuppah, "protection"): The priest in charge of the 13th course as prescribed under David ( 1Ch 24:13 ).…

Huppim Encyclopedia — hup'-im (chuppim, "coast-people"): Probably a variant form of HUPHAM (which see). From the only mention made of him ( Ge 46:21 ; 1Ch 7:12 , 15 ), his direct descent is di…

Hur Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a hole, as of a viper, etc. (1.) A son of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:19, 50; 4:1, 4; comp. 2 Chronicles 1:5). (2.) The husband of Miriam, Moses’ sister (Exodus 17:10-12). He w…

Hurai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — linen- worker, one of David’s heroes, a native of the valley of Mount Gaash (1 Chronicles 11:32).…

Huram Encyclopedia — hu'-ram (churam, "noble-born"): (1) Grandson of Benjamin ( 1Ch 8:5 ). (2) King of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon. So named in 2Ch 2:3 , 11 , 12 ; 8:2 ; 9:10 , 21…

Huri Encyclopedia — hu'-ri (churi, "linen weaver"): One of the immediate descendants of Gad, and father of Abihail, a chief man of his family ( 1Ch 5:14 ).…

Hurt Encyclopedia — hurt: The term (noun and verb) represents a large number of Hebrew words, of which the chief are ra` (verb ra`a`), "evil" ( Ge 26:29 ; 1Sa 24:9 ; Ps 35:4 , etc.), and she…

Husband Dictionary & Encyclopedia — i.e., the “house-band,” connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when betrothed was esteemed from that time a husband (Matthew 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recen…

Husband'S Brother Encyclopedia — (yabham, "brother-in-law"; epigambreuo; Late Latin levir): He was required ( De 25:5-10 ; Mt 22:24 ) "to perform the duty of a husband's brother" (yibbemah); that is, if …

Husbandman Dictionary — one whose business it is to cultivate the ground. It was one of the first occupations, and was esteemed most honourable (Genesis 9:20; 26:12, 14; 37:7, etc.). All the Heb…

Husbandman; Husbandry Encyclopedia — huz'-band-man, huz'-band-ri: Husbandman, originally a "householder" or "master of the house," is now limited in its meaning to "farmer" or "tiller of the soil." In this s…

Hushah Encyclopedia — hu'-sha (chushah, "haste"): Mentioned in 1Ch 4:4 as probably an individual, a Judahite, or a family name; but may possibly be a place.…

Hushai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — quick, “the Archite,” “the king’s friend” (1 Chronicles 27:33). When David fled from Jerusalem, on account of the rebellion of Absalom, and had reached the summit of Oliv…

Husham Encyclopedia — hu'-sham (chusham, Ge 36:34 ; chusham, 1Ch 1:45-46 , "alert"): According to the former reference, Husham was one of the kings of Edom, and according to the latter he was …

Hushathite Encyclopedia — hu'-shath-it, (chushathi, "a dweller in Hushah"?): The patronymic given in two forms, but probably of the same man, Sibbeccai, one of David's thirty heroes ( 2Sa 21:18 ; …

Hushim Encyclopedia — hu'-shim (chusim, "hasters''): (1) Family name of the children of Da ( Ge 46:23 ), but of form "Shuham" in Nu 26:42 . (2) The sons of Aher of the lineage of Benjamin ( 1C…

Hushshathite Encyclopedia — hush'-shath-it (chushshathi). Same as HUSHATHITE (which see), except in reduplicated form ( 1Ch 27:11 ; compare 1Ch 11:29 , Hebrew pronunciation).…

Husk In Numbers Dictionary — 6:4 (Hebrews zag) it means the “s ki n” of a grape. In 2 Kings 4:42 (Hebrews tsiqlon) it means a “sack” for grain, as rendered in the Revised Version. In Luke 15:16, in t…

Husks Encyclopedia — husks (keratia, i.e. "little horns," Lu 15:16 ): These are the pods of the carob tree (Revised Version, margin), also called the locust tree (Ceratonia siliqua). This tre…

Huz Encyclopedia — huz ( Ge 22:21 the King James Version). See UZ .…

Huzoth From the Scriptures — Huzoth is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “streets; populous”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says —…

Huzzab Encyclopedia — huz'-ab (hutstsabh, only in Na 2:7 the King James Version and the Revised Version margin): Its meaning is doubtful. According to Gesenius, it is a verb, Hoph. of tsabhabh…

Hyacinth Encyclopedia — hi'-a-sinth (huakinthos): the Revised Version (British and American) uses this word in Re 9:17 for the King James Version "jacinth," with reference, not to stone, but to …

Hyades Encyclopedia — hi'-a-dez. See ASTROLOGY, sec. II, 4.…

Hydaspes Encyclopedia — hi-das'-pez (Hudaspes): A river mentioned in Judith 1:6 in connection with the Euphrates and Tigris, but otherwise unknown. It is possible there may be a confusion with t…

Hyena Encyclopedia — hi-e'-na (tsabhua` ( Jer 12:9 ); Septuagint huaine ( Jer 12:9 ; Ecclesiasticus 13:18); compare Arabic dab` or dabu`, "hyaena"; compare tsebho`im, Zeboim ( 1Sa 13:18 ; Ne …

Hymenaeus Encyclopedia — hi-men-e'-us (Humenaios, so named from Hymen, the god of marriage, 1Ti 1:20 ; 2Ti 2:17 ): A heretical teacher in Ephesus, an opponent of the apostle Paul, who in the form…

Hymeneus From the Scriptures — Hymeneus is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “nuptial; the god of marriage”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible …

Hymn Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16. The verb to “sing an hymn” occurs Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26. The same Greek word is rendered to “sing praises” Acts 16:…

Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite Encyclopedia — hi-pok'-ri-si, hip'-o-krit (choneph, chaneph; hupokrisis, hupokrites): (1) "Hypocrisy" occurs only once in the Old Testament as the translation of choneph ( Isa 32:6 , th…

Hypocrite Dictionary — one who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matthew…

Hyrcanus Encyclopedia — her-ka'-nus (Hurkanos): "Son of Tobias, a man of great dignity," who had a large sum of money deposited in the Temple of Jerusalem when Heliodorus was sent to confiscate …

Hyssop Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ‘ezob; LXX. hyssopos), first mentioned in Exodus 12:22 in connection with the institution of the Passover. We find it afterwards mentioned in Leviticus 14:4, 6, …