Easton’s dictionary

Nearly 4,000 clear, readable entries on the people, places, words and ideas of the Bible, by a Scottish minister. A good first place to look.

• HabakkukEmbrace, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets. Of his personal history we have no...
• Habakkuk, Prophecies ofWere probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This...
• HabergeonAn Old English word for breastplate. In Job 41:26 (Heb. shiryah) it is properly a...
• HabitationGod is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Ps. 71:3; 91:9)....
• HaborThe united stream, or, according to others, with beautiful banks, the name of a river...
• HachilahThe darksome hill, one of the peaks of the long ridge of el-Kolah, running out of the...
• HadadAdod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god. (1.) An Edomite king who defeated the...
• Hadad-Rimmon(composed of the names of two Syrian idols), the name of a place in the valley of...
• HadadezerHadad is help; called also Hadarezer, Adod is his help, the king of Zobah. Hanun, the...
• HadarAdod, brave(?). (1.) A son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15); in 1 Chr. 1:30 written Hadad. (2.)...
• HadarezerAdod is his help, the name given to Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:3-12) in 2 Sam. 10.
• HadashahNew, a city in the valley of Judah (Josh. 15:37).
• HadassahMyrtle, the Jewish name of Esther (q.v.), Esther 2:7.
• HadattahNew, one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:25).
• HadesThat which is out of sight, a Greek word used to denote the state or place of the...
• HadidPointed, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Lydda, or Lod, and Ono (Ezra 2:33; Neh....
• HadlaiResting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chr. 28:12.
• HadoramIs exalted. (1.) The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate...
• HadrachThe name of a country (Zech. 9:1) which cannot be identified. Rawlinson would identify...
• HaemorrhoidsOr Emerods, bleeding piles known to the ancient Romans as mariscae, but more probably...
• HaftA handle as of a dagger (Judg. 3:22).
• HagarFlight, or, according to others, stranger, an Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid (Gen. 16:1;...
• HagareneOr Hagarite. (1.) One of David’s mighty men (1 Chr. 11:38), the son of a foreigner....
• HaggaiFestive, one of the twelve so-called minor prophets. He was the first of the three...
• Haggai, Book ofConsists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally...
• HaggithFestive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kings...
• HagiographaThe holy writings, a term which came early into use in the Christian church to denote...
• HailFrozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (Ex. 9:23). It is mentioned by Haggai...
• Hail!A salutation expressive of a wish for the welfare of the person addressed; the...
• Hair(1.) The Egyptians let the hair of their head and beard grow only when they were in...
• HakkozThe thorn, the head of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
• HalahA district of Media to which captive Israelites were transported by the Assyrian kings...
• HalakSmooth; bald, a hill at the southern extremity of Canaan (Josh. 11:17). It is referred...
• HalhulFull of hollows, a town in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:58). It is now a small...
• Hall(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., “court”), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the...
• HallelPraise, the name given to the group of Psalms 113-118, which are preeminently psalms...
• HallelujahPraise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning...
• HallowTo render sacred, to consecrate (Ex. 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and...
• HaltLame on the feet (Gen. 32:31; Ps. 38:17). To “halt between two opinions” (1 Kings...
• HamWarm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning “black”, the youngest...
• Haman(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of...
• HamathFortress, the capital of one of the kingdoms of Upper Syria of the same name, on the...
• Hamath-ZobahFortress of Zobah, (2 Chr. 8:3) is supposed by some to be a different place from the...
• HammathWarm springs, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). It is identified...
• HammedathaFather of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:5).
• HammelechThe king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jer. 36:26. Some take this word as a...
• Hammer(1.) Heb. pattish, used by gold-beaters (Isa. 41:7) and by quarry-men (Jer. 23:29)....
• HammolekethThe queen, the daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead (1 Chr. 7:17, 18). Abiezer was...
• HammonWarm springs. (1.) A town in the tribe of Asher, near Zidon (Josh. 19:28), identified...
• Hammoth-DorWarm springs, a Levitical city of Naphtali (Josh. 21:32); probably Hammath in 19:35.
• HamonSee BAAL-HAMON.
• Hamon-GogMultitude of Gog, the name of the valley in which the slaughtered forces of Gog are to...
• HamonahMultitude, a name figuratively assigned to the place in which the slaughter and burial...
• HamorHe-ass, a Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was...
• HamulSpared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). His descendants are...
• HamutalKinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and...
• HanameelWhom God has graciously given, the cousin of Jeremiah, to whom he sold the field he...
• HananMerciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23). (2.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:43)....
• HananeelGod has graciously given, a tower in the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:1; 12:39). It is...
• HananiGod has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25)....
• HananiahJehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of...
• HandCalled by Galen “the instrument of instruments.” It is the symbol of human action (Ps....
• HandbreadthA measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Ex. 25:25; 37:12; Ps. 39:5, etc.).
• HandkerchiefOnly once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered...
• HandmaidServant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah’s...
• Handwriting(Col. 2:14). The “blotting out the handwriting” is the removal by the grace of the...
• HanesA place in Egypt mentioned only in Isa. 30:4 in connection with a reproof given to the...
• Hanging(as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deut....
• HannahFavour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1...
• HannielGrace of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 34:23). (2.) A chief of the...
• HanunGraciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s...
• HaraMountainous land, a province of Assyria (1 Chr. 5:26), between the Tigris and the...
• HaradahFright; fear, the twenty-fifth station of the Israelites in their wanderings (Num. 33:24).
• Haran(1.) Heb. haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and...
• Harbona(a Persian word meaning “ass-driver”), one of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of...
• Hare(Heb. ‘arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut....
• HarethThicket, a wood in the mountains of Judah where David hid when pursued by Saul (1 Sam....
• HarhaiahZeal of Jehovah, (Neh. 3:8) “of the goldsmiths,” one whose son helped to repair the...
• HarhurFever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).
• HarimFlat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8). (2.) Ezra...
• HariphAutumnal rain. (1.) Neh. 7:24. (2.) 10:19.
• Harlot(1.) Heb. zonah (Gen. 34:31; 38:15). In verses 21, 22 the Hebrew word used in...
• HarnepherA chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:36).
• Harness(1.) Heb. ‘asar, “to bind;” hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Sam. 6:7,...
• HarodPalpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the...
• HaroditeAn epithet applied to two of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chr. 11:27.)
• Harosheth of the Gentiles(Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper...
• Harp(Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Gen....
• Harrow(Heb. harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side...
• HarshaWorker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:52; Neh. 7:54).
• Hart(Heb. ‘ayal), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (Deut. 12:15;...
• HarumElevated, (1 Chr. 4:8), a descendant of Judah.
• HaruphiteA native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those who joined David at...
• HaruzEager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and...
• HarvestThe season for gathering grain or fruit. On the 16th day of Abib (or April) a handful...
• HasadiahFavoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:20), of the royal line of David.
• HasenuahBristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).
• HashabiahRegarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun...
• Hashabniah(1.) Neh. 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to...
• HashbadanaConsideration in judging, stood at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
• HashmonahFatness, the thirtieth halting-place of the Israelites during their wanderings in the...
• HashubIntelligent. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (Neh. 11:15; 1 Chr. 9:14). (2.)...
• HashubahIbid., a descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:20).
• HashumOpulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the...
• HasrahPoverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i.e., of the sacerdotal vestments (2 Chr. 34:22);...
• HasuphaUncovered, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46).
• HatChald. karb’ela, (Dan. 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The Revised Version renders...
• HatachVerity, one of the eunuchs or chamberlains in the palace of Ahasuerus (Esther 4:5, 6, 9, 10).
• HathathTerror, son of Othniel (1 Chr. 4:13).
• HatiphaCaptured, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:54).
• HatitaExploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from...
• HatredAmong the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:20). Altogether different is the meaning of the...
• HattushAssembled. (1.) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2). (2.) Ezra 8:2. (3.)...
• HauranCave-land, mentioned only in Ezek. 47:16, 18. It was one of the ancient divisions of...
• HavenA harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was...
• HavilahThe sand region. (1.) A land mentioned in Gen. 2:11 rich in gold and bdellium and onyx...
• Havoth-JairHamlets of the enlightener a district in the east of Jordan. (1.) Jair, the son of...
• Hawk(Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the...
• HayProperly so called, was not in use among the Hebrews; straw was used instead. They cut...
• HazaelWhom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to...
• Hazar-AddarVillage of Addar, a place in the southern boundary of Palestine (Num. 34:4), in the...
• Hazar-EnanVillage of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine (Num. 34:9, 10)....
• Hazar-GaddahVillage of fortune, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:27), midway between...
• Hazar-HatticonVillage of the midway, a place near Hamath in the confines of Hauran (Ezek. 47:16),...
• Hazar-MavethCourt of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him...
• Hazar-ShualVillage or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:28;...
• Hazar-SusahVillage of the horse, the same as Sansannah, one of Solomon’s “chariot cities” (Josh....
• HazelHeb. luz, (Gen. 30:37), a nutbearing tree. The Hebrew word is rendered in the Vulgate...
• HazerimVillages, probably the name of the temporary villages in which the nomad Avites...
• HazerothFenced enclosures consisting of “a low wall of stones in which thick bundles of thorny...
• Hazezon-TamarPruning of the palm, the original name of the place afterwards called ENGEDI (q.v.),...
• HazoVision, one of the sons of Nahor (Gen. 22:22).
• HazorEnclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of...
• Hazor-HadattahNew Hazor, a city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). It is probably identified with...
• He-AssHeb. hamor, (Gen. 12:16), the general designation of the donkey used for carrying...
• Head-Bands(Heb. kishshurim), properly girdles or belts for the waist (Isa. 3:20, R.V., “sashes;”...
• Head-DressNot in common use among the Hebrews. It is first mentioned in Ex. 28:40 (A.V.,...
• HeapWhen Joshua took the city of Ai (Josh. 8), he burned it and “made it an heap [Heb....
• HeartAccording to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of...
• HearthHeb. ah (Jer. 36:22, 23; R.V., “brazier”), meaning a large pot like a brazier, a...
• HeathHeb. ‘arar, (Jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the Arabs by the same...
• Heathen(Heb. plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the...
• Heave OfferingHeb. terumah, (Ex. 29:27) means simply an offering, a present, including all the...
• Heaven(1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe...
• HeberPassing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32)....
• HebrewA name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Gen....
• Hebrew LanguageThe language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written,...
• Hebrew of the HebrewsOne whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.
• Hebrews(Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew-speaking Jews, as distinguished from those who spoke Greek....
• Hebrews, Epistle to(1.) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this...
• HebronA community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about...
• HegaiEunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).
• HeiferHeb. ‘eglah, (Deut. 21:4, 6; Jer. 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving...
• HeirUnder the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his...
• HelahRust, (1 Chr. 4:5, 7), one of the wives of Ashur.
• HelamPlace of abundance, a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where...
• HelbahFatness, a town of the tribe of Asher (Judg. 1:31), in the plain of Phoenicia.
• HelbonFat; i.e., “fertile”, (Ezek. 27: 18 only), a place whence wine was brought to the...
• HeldaiWordly. (1.) 1 Chr. 27:15; called also Heleb (2 Sam. 23:29); one of David’s captains....
• HelebFatness, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:29).
• HeledThis world, (1 Chr. 11:30); called Heleb (2 Sam. 23:29).
• HelekA portion, (Josh. 17:2), descended from Manasseh.
• HelemA stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr. 7:35).
• HelephExchange, a city on the north border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33).
• HelezStrong, or loin (?) (1.) One of Judah’s posterity (1 Chr. 2:39). (2.) One of David’s...
• HeliElevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23).
• HelkaiSmooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Neh. 12:15).
• HelkathSmoothness, a town of Asher, on the east border (Josh. 19:25; 21:31); called also...
• Helkath-HazzurimPlot of the sharp blades, or the field of heroes, (2 Sam. 2:16). After the battle of...
• HellDerived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In...
• Helmet(Heb. kob’a), a cap for the defence of the head (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). In the New...
• HelonStrong, father of Eliab, who was “captain of the children of Zebulun” (Num. 1:9; 2:7).
• Help-Meet(Heb. ‘ezer ke-negdo; i.e., “a help as his counterpart” = a help suitable to him), a...
• Helps(1 Cor. 12:28) may refer to help (i.e., by interpretation) given to him who speaks...
• HemOf a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these,...
• HemanFaithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.)...
• HemathA Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
• Hemlock(1.) Heb. rosh (Hos. 10:4; rendered “gall” in Deut. 29:18; 32:32; Ps. 69:21; Jer....
• HenCommon in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is...
• HenaOne of the cities of Mesopotamia destroyed by sennacherib (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13). It...
• HenadadFavour of Hadad, the name of a Levite after the Captivity (Ezra 3:9).
• HenochSee ENOCH.
• HepherA well or stream. (1.) A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17). (2.)...
• HephzibahMy delight is in her. (1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings...
• Herb(1.) Heb. ‘eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.);...
• HerdGen. 13:5; Deut. 7:14. (See CATTLE.)
• HerdsmanIn Egypt herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste. Some of Joseph’s brethren were...
• HeresSun. (1.) “Mount Heres” (Judg. 1:35), Heb. Har-heres, i.e., “sun-mountain;” probably...
• HeresyFrom a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect...
• HermasMercury, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sends greetings (Rom. 16: 14). Some suppose...
• HermesMercury, a Roman Christian (Rom. 16:14).
• HermogenesMercury-born, at one time Paul’s fellow-labourer in Asia Minor, who, however,...
• HermonA peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of...
• Hermonites, the(Ps. 42:6, 7) = “the Hermons”, i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are...
• Herod Agrippa I.Son of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the Great. He was made tetrarch...
• Herod AntipasHerod’s son by Malthace (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). (See ANTIPAS.)
• Herod Archelaus(Matt. 2:22), the brother of Antipas (q.v.).
• Herod Arippa Ii.The son of Herod Agrippa I. and Cypros. The emperor Claudius made him tetrarch of the...
• Herod Philip I.(Mark 6:17), the son of Herod the Great by Mariamne, the daughter of Simon, the high...
• Herod Philip Ii.The son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem. He was “tetrarch” of Batanea,...
• Herod the Great(Matt. 2:1-22; Luke 1:5; Acts 23:35), the son of Antipater, an Idumaean, and Cypros,...
• HerodiansA Jewish political party who sympathized with (Mark 3:6; 12:13; Matt, 22:16; Luke...
• Herodias(Matt. 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19), the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice....
• HerodionA Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes and calls his “kinsman” (Rom. 16:11).
• Heron(Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The Hebrew name is...
• HeshbonIntelligence, a city ruled over by Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh. 3:10; 13:17). It...
• HeshmonFatness, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:27).
• HethDread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Gen. 10:18; Deut....
• HethlonWrapped up, a place on the north border of Palestine. The “way of Hethlon” (Ezek....
• HezekiahWhom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he...
• HezionVision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).
• HezirSwine or strong. (1.) The head of the seventeenth course of the priests (1 Chr....
• HezroA Carmelite, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:37).
• HezronEnclosed. (1.) One of the sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14). (2.) The older of the...
• HiddaiRejoicing of Jehovah, one of David’s thirty-seven guards (2 Sam. 23:30).
• HiddekelCalled by the Accadians id Idikla; i.e., “the river of Idikla”, the third of the four...
• HielLife of (i.e., from) God, a native of Bethel, who built (i.e., fortified) Jericho some...
• HierapolisSacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church under the care of...
• HiggaionIn Ps. 92:3 means the murmuring tone of the harp. In Ps. 9:16 it is a musical sign,...
• High PlaceAn eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made...
• High PriestAaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev....
• HighwayA raised road for public use. Such roads were not found in Palestine; hence the force...
• HilkiahPortion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11. (3.) The father of Eliakim (2...
• Hill(1.) Heb. gib’eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps....
• Hill of Evil CounselOn the south of the Valley of Hinnom. It is so called from a tradition that the house...
• HillelPraising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judg. 12:13, 15).
• HindHeb. ‘ayalah (2 Sam. 22:34; Ps. 18:33, etc.) and ‘ayeleth (Ps. 22, title), the female...
• Hinge(Heb. tsir), that on which a door revolves. “Doors in the East turn rather on pivots...
• HinnomA deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called “Hill of Evil Counsel.”...
• HiramHigh-born. (1.) Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also...
• HirelingA labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages...
• HissTo express contempt (Job 27:23). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1...
• HittitesPalestine and Syria appear to have been originally inhabited by three different...
• HivitesOne of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the...
• HizkiahAn ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1).
• Hizkijah(Neh. 10:17), one who sealed the covenant.
• HobabBeloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27;...
• HobahHiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer...
• HodijahMajesty of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law...
• HoglahPartridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were...
• HohamJehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his...
• HoldA fortress, the name given to David’s lurking-places (1 Sam. 22:4, 5; 24:22).
• HolinessIn the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and to Christians as...
• Holy GhostThe third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact...
• Holy of HoliesThe second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No...
• Holy PlaceOne of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25;...
• HomerHeap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English =...
• Honey(1.) Heb. ya’ar, occurs only 1 Sam. 14:25, 27, 29; Cant. 5:1, where it denotes the...
• Hood(Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., “turbans”). Rendered...
• HoofA cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Ex. 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse,...
• Hook(1.) Heb. hah, a “ring” inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was...
• HopeOne of the three main elements of Christian character (1 Cor. 13:13). It is joined to...
• HophniPugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:34),...
• HophraI.e., PHARAOH-HOPHRA (called Apries by the Greek historian Herodotus) king of Egypt...
• HorMountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of...
• HorebDesert or mountain of the dried-up ground, a general name for the whole mountain range...
• HoremConsecrated, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38).
• HoritesCave-men, a race of Troglodytes who dwelt in the limestone caves which abounded in...
• HormahBanning; i.e., placing under a “ban,” or devoting to utter destruction. After the...
• HornTrumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh....
• HornetHeb. tsir’ah, “stinging”, (Ex. 23:28; Deut. 7:20; Josh. 24:12). The word is used in...
• HoronaimTwo caverns, a city of Moab to the south of the Arnon, built, apparently, upon an...
• HoroniteThe designation of Sanballat (Neh. 2:10, 19), a native of Horonaim, or of one of the...
• HorseAlways referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike operations, except Isa....
• Horse-GateA gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to...
• Horse-LeechOccurs only in Prov. 30:15 (Heb. ‘alukah); the generic name for any blood-sucking...
• HorsemanHeb. ba’al parash, “master of a horse.” The “horsemen” mentioned Ex. 14:9 were...
• HosahRefuge. (1.) A place on the border of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:29), a little to...
• HosannaSave now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation...
• Hose(Dan. 3:21), a tunic or undergarment.
• HoseaSalvation, the son of Beeri, and author of the book of prophecies bearing his name. He...
• Hosea, Prophecies ofThis book stands first in order among the “Minor Prophets.” “The probable cause of the...
• HosheaSalvation. (1.) The original name of the son of Nun, afterwards called Joshua (Num....
• HostAn entertainer (Rom. 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary (Luke...
• Host of HeavenThe sun, moon, and stars are so designated (Gen. 2:1). When the Jews fell into...
• HostageA person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some...
• HoughTo hamstring, i.e., sever the “tendon of Achilles” of the hinder legs of captured...
• HourFirst found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah,...
• HouseTill their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time...
• HukkokDecreed, a town near Zebulun, not far from Jordan, on the border of Naphtali (Josh....
• HulCircle, the second son of Aram (Gen. 10:23), and grandson of Shem.
• HuldahWeasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of...
• Humiliation of Christ(Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his...
• HumilityA prominent Christian grace (Rom. 12:3; 15:17, 18; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; 2 Cor. 3:5; Phil....
• HuntingMentioned first in Gen. 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was “a cunning hunter”...
• HurA hole, as of a viper, etc. (1.) A son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:19, 50; 4:1, 4; comp. 2 Chr....
• HuraiLinen-worker, one of David’s heroes, a native of the valley of Mount Gaash (1 Chr. 11:32).
• HusbandI.e., the “house-band,” connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when...
• HusbandmanOne whose business it is to cultivate the ground. It was one of the first occupations,...
• HushaiQuick, “the Archite,” “the king’s friend” (1 Chr. 27:33). When David fled from...
• HuskIn Num. 6:4 (Heb. zag) it means the “skin” of a grape. In 2 Kings 4:42 (Heb. tsiqlon)...
• HymnOccurs only Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16. The verb to “sing an hymn” occurs Matt. 26:30 and...
• HypocriteOne who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in...
• Hyssop(Heb. ‘ezob; LXX. hyssopos), first mentioned in Ex. 12:22 in connection with the...