Harhas
HAR'HAS (very poor), an ancestor of Shallum, 2 Kgs 22:14; called Hasrah in 2 Chr 34:22.
Harhur
Fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).
Harim
Flat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8). (2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Neh. 7:35, 42. (3.) Neh. 3:11. (4.) 12:3. (5.) 10:5
Hariph
Autumnal rain. (1.) Neh. 7:24. (2.) 10:19.
Harlot.
HAR'LOT. The first mention of harlots is in the case of Tamar, Gen 38:15, but we frequently meet with them later in the books of the Bible. The Mosaic Hare of Mt. Sinai. Law forbade fathers to hire o…
Harmagedon
(hill of Megiddo), (Revelation 16:16) in the Revised Version for Armageddon. The change is chiefly Har, hill, in place of Ar, city.
Harnepher
A 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, 10; Jer. 46:4, etc.). (2.) An Old English word for “armour;” Heb. neshek (2 Chr. 9:24). (3.) Heb. shiryan, a coat…
Harod
Palpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the day when they encountered and routed the Midianites (Judg. 7). It was south of the hill Moreh. The present ‘Ain J…
Harodite
An epithet applied to two of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:25). (Comp. 1 Chr. 11:27.)
Harodite, The
the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David’s guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 23:25) doubtless denied from a place named Harod.
Haroeh
a name occurring in the genealogical lists of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:52)
Harorite,
HA'RORITE, 1 Chr 11:27. See Hakodite.
Harosheth
(workmanship) “of the Gentiles” so called from the mixed races that inhabited it—a city in the north of the land of Canaan, supposed to have stood on the west coast of the lake Merom from which the J…
Harosheth Of The Gentiles
(Judg. 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 before it went forth into the gre…
Harp,
HARP, a musical instrument invented by Jubal, and used by the Jews in seasons of thanksgiving to God, mirth, and joy. Gen 4:21; Gen 31:27; Ps 81:2; Isa 24:8. The instrument suggested any other though…
Harphite
(native of Hariph), The, the designation of Shephatiah, one of the Korhites who repaired to David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:5) (B.C. 1064.)
Harran
see Charran
Harrow.
HAR'ROW. The verb meaning "to break the clods" is employed in Job 39:10; Isa 28:24; and Hos 10:11, and is believed to indicate the use, occasionally at least, of an instrument analogous to our harrow…
Harsha
Worker 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; 14:5; 15:22), and was commonly killed for food (1 Kings 4:23). The hart is frequently alluded to in the poetical …
Hart, Hind,
HART, HIND, Ps 42:1. The former is the male stag, one of the most graceful and beautiful of all animals. It was clean by the Levitical law, Deut 12:15; Deut 14:5, and the grace and agility of its mot…
Harum
Elevated, (1 Chr. 4:8), a descendant of Judah.
Harumaph
(slit-nosed) father or ancestor of Jedaiah. (Nehemiah 3:10)
Haruphite
A native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).
Haruphite, The,
HAR'UPHITE, THE, a name of Shephatiah, 1 Chr 12:5.
Haruz
Eager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and mother of king Amon.
Harvest
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 after this the harvest commenc…
Hasadiah
Favoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:20), of the royal line of David.
Hasenuah
Bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).