Bible Dictionary

Classic 19th-century Bible dictionary entries — names, places, and terms explained from Scripture, drawn from Easton, Smith, Hastings, Hitchcock & Schaff. — 7,288 entries

Hashabiah
Regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 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 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22). …
Hashabnah
(whom Jehovah regards), one of the chief of the “people” who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:25) (B.C. 410.)
Hashabniah
(1.) Neh. 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Neh. 9:5).
Hashbadana
Consideration in judging, stood at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
Hashem
(fat). The sons of Hashem the Gizonite are named amongst the members of David’s guard in (1 Chronicles 11:34) (B.C. before 1014.)
Hashmonah,
HASHMO'NAH, a station of the Israelites near Mount Hor, Num 33:29, and probably identical with Heshmon, which see.
Hashub
Intelligent. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (Neh. 11:15; 1 Chr. 9:14). (2.) Neh. 3:23. 3:11.
Hashubah
Ibid., a descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:20).
Hashum
Opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
Hashupha
(stripped), one of the families of Nethinim who returned from captivity in the first caravan (Nehemiah 7:46) Called Hasupha in (Ezra 2:43) (B.C. 536.)
Hasrah
Poverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i.e., of the sacerdotal vestments (2 Chr. 34:22); called Harhas 2 Kings 22:14. He was husband of the prophetess Huldah.
Hassenaah
The Bene-Hassenaah rebuilt the fish-gate in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:3) (B.C. 446.)
Hasshub.
HAS'SHUB. See Hashub, No, 4.
Hasupha.
HASU'PHA. See Hashupha.
Hat.
HAT. See Head-dress.
Hatach,
HA'TACH, a Persian eunuch, Esth 4:5-6, Ruth 4:9-10.
Hate
HATE, Gen 24:60. To hate is to regard with a passion contrary to love, Jer 44:4. God's hatred is toward all sinful thoughts and ways. It is a feeling of which all holy beings are conscious in view of…
Hathath
Terror, son of Othniel (1 Chr. 4:13).
Hatipha
Captured, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:54).
Hatita
Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Hatred
Among the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:20). Altogether different is the meaning of the word in Deut. 21:15; Matt. 6:24; Luke 14:26; Rom. 9:13, where it denotes only a less degree of love.
Hatrodite
HATRODITE, THE, the designation of two of David's warriors, 2 Sam 23:25.
Hatrodite, The
HATRODITE, THE, the designation of two of David's warriors, 2 Sam 23:25.
Hattii
HAT'TII, (wavering), one of the ancestors of the Nethinim who returned, Ezr 2:57; Neh 7:59.
Hattil
howling for sin
Hattipha
robbery
Hattuph
(assembled).
Hattush
Assembled. (1.) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2). (2.) Ezra 8:2. (3.) Neh. 3:10. (4.) Neh. 10:4. (5.) 1 Chr. 3:22.
Hauran
Cave-land, mentioned only in Ezek. 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 south of Lejah, extending from th…
Haven
A harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called “Fair Havens,” is mentioned Acts 27:8.