International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Highminded

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 translation o...

380

Highway

hi'-wa.SeeROAD;WAY.

381

Hilen

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 the name ...

382

Hilkiah

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 inNe 12:7,21was the same who stood wi...

383

Hill, Hill Country

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 appropriate desi...

384

Hill; Mount; Mountain

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 places the R...

385

Hillel

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 12:13,15).

386

Hin

hin (hin): A liquid measure containing 12 logs, equal to about 8 quarts.SeeWEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

387

Hind

hind.SeeDEER.

388

Hind Of The Morning, The

The translation of Aijeleth hash-Shahar ('ayyeleth ha-shachar) in the title ofPs 22, probably the name of some wellknown song to which the psalm was intended to be sung, which p...

389

Hinge

hinj (poth): Hinges of Jewish sacred buildings in Scripture are mentioned only in connection with Solomon's temple. Here those for the doors, both of the oracle and of the outer...

390

Hinnom, Valley Of

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 7:31f; 19:2,6; 32:35; "valley of the children (sons) of Hinnom...

391

Hip

(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), the bod...

392

Hippopotamus

hip-o-pot'-a-mus (Job 41:1margin).SeeBEHEMOTH.

393

Hirah

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 describe h...

394

Hiram

hi'-ram (chiram; Septuagint Chiram, but Cheiram, in2Sa 5:11;1Ch 14:1): There is some confusion regarding the form of this name. In the books of Samuel and Kings the prevailing f...

395

Hircanus

her-ka'nuz.SeeHYRCANUS.

396

Hire

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 it means...

397

Hireling

hir'-ling (sakhir): Occurs only 6 times in the Old Testament, and uniformly means a laborer for a wage. InJob 7:1f there is reference to the hireling's anxiety for the close of ...

398

His

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";Ac 12:10,...

399

Hiss

his (sharaq): "To hiss" has two applications:(1) to call,(2) to express contempt or scorn.(1) It is the translation of sharaq, a mimetic word meaning to hiss or whistle, to call...

400

Hitherto

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 hitherto," the ...

401

Hittites

hit'-its (bene cheth, chittim; Chettaioi): One of the seven nations conquered by Israel in Palestine.I. OLD TESTAMENT NOTICES1. Enumeration of Races2. Individuals3. Later Mentio...

402

Hivite

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.). In the list of...

403

Hizki

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

404

Hizkiah

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 of the prop...

405

Hoar-Frost; Hoary

hor'-frost.SeeFROST.