Holy, Holiness
HOLY, HOLINESS. Ex 16:11; Lev 27:14. Holiness, or perfect freedom from sin, and immaculate purity are distinguishing attributes of the divine nature, Isa 6:3. These words in their primitive meaning i…
Homam
(destruction), the form under which, in (1 Chronicles 1:39) an Edomite name appears which in (Genesis 36:22) is given Hemam.
Home-born Slave
HOME-BORN SLAVE. See Servant.
Homer.
HO'MER. See Measures.
Honest
HON'EST occurs frequently in its original sense of "honorable, comely." Like the Latin honestus, it denotes what is morally beautiful in character and conduct. 1 Pet 2:12.
Honey
(1.) Heb. ya’ar, occurs only 1 Sam. 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 found in woods. (2.) Nopheth, hone…
Honey, Honeycomb
HON'EY, HON'EYCOMB, Ps 19:10. Palestine still is, almost without metaphor, "a land flowing with milk and honey," Ex 3:8, Lev 3:17. It is remarkable for the variety of its flowers, reminding us of the…
Hood,
HOOD, a turban, Isa 3:23. See Head-dress.
Hoof
A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Ex. 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isa. 5:28). The “parting of the hoof” is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals…
Hook
(1.) Heb. 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; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). “The Orientals make use…
Hook, Hooks
Various kinds of hooks are noticed in the Bible, of which the following are the most important:
Hooks
HOOKS. Various kinds of hooks are mentioned in the Bible. Fish-hooks. See Fish-hooks. The "hook" of 2 Kgs 19:28; Eze 29:4 was probably a ring put through the nose of wild beasts, or, according to the…
Hope
One of the three main elements of Christian character (1 Cor. 13:13). It is joined to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing (Rom. 8:24; 1 John 3:2). “Hope is an essential and fundame…
Hophin
he that covers; my fist
Hophni
Pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,” resigned to them the active duties of his office. By their scandalous conduct they …
Hophra
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 (Jer. 37:5 44:30; Ezek. 29:6, 7).
Hor
Mountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of Idumea (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (33:37), which they …
Hor, Mount
HOR, MOUNT(the mountain). Now called by the Arabs Jehel Nehy Harun, "mountain of the prophet Aaron." It was the halting-place of the Israelites between Kadesh, Num 20:22; Num 33:37, and Zalmonah, Num…
Hor-hagidgad
HOR-HAGID'GAD (mountain of the cleft), a camping-place of the Israelites in the desert, Num 33:32; apparently the same as Gudgodah, Deut 10:7, though Wilton regards the latter as a valley and the for…
Horam
(mountainous), king of Gezer at the time of the conquest of the southwestern part of Palestine. (Joshua 10:33)
Horeb
Desert or mountain of the dried-up ground, a general name for the whole mountain range of which Sinai was one of the summits (Ex. 3:1; 17:6; 33:6; Ps. 106:19, etc.). The modern name of the whole rang…
Horem
Consecrated, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38).
Horhagidgad
(conspicous mountain), the name of the desert station where the Israelites encamped, (Numbers 33:32) probably the same as Gudgodah. (10:7)
Hori
(cave-dweller).
Horim
and Ho’rites (descendants of Hori), the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir, (Genesis 14:6) and probably allied to the Emim and Raphaim. The name Horite appears to have been derived from their habit…
Horims
princes; being angry
Horites,
HO'RITES, HO'RIMS. These were the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir, Gen 14:6, from which they were driven by the descendants of Esau, Deut 2:12, Num 2:22. The term means a "cave," and probably in…
Hormah
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 their murmurings when the spie…
Horn.
HORN. This word is employed in the O.T. as an emblem of power, honor, or glory. Deut 33:17; Job 16:15; Lam 2:3. "To exalt the horn" was the same as to prosper; so "to cut off" the horn," Jer 48:25; L…
Hornet,
HOR'NET, a very large, strong, and bold insect of the wasp family, remarkable for its irritability and for the severity of its sting. Deut 7:20. Hornets were employed as the instruments of the divine…