International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Ha

ha (he'-ah): InJob 39:25, the Revised Version (British and American) "Aha," of the battle-horse.See AH, AHA.

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Ha-Hiroth

ha-hi'-roth.See PI-HAHIROTH.

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Ha-Jehudijah

ha-je-hu-di'-ja (ha-yehudhiyah): Named in the genealogical list (1Ch 4:18). Possibly a proper name (Revised Version, margin), but probably "the Jewess" (Revised Version (British...

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Haahashtari

ha-a-hash'-ta-ri (ha'-achashtari, possibly a corruption of ha'-ashchuri): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 4:6). The name is probably corrupt. If the emendation suggested above is acc...

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Habaiah; Hobaiah

ha-ba'-ya, (cha-bhayah, chobhayah): A post-exilic priestly family which was unable to establish its pedigree. "Habaiah" is the form inEzr 2:61; in the parallel passage (Ne 7:63)...

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Habakkuk

ha-bak'-uk, hab'-a-kuk:I. THE AUTHOR1. Name2. LifeII. THE BOOK1. Interpretation of Habakkuk 1 and 22. Contents3. Style4. IntegrityIII. THE TIME1. Date2. OccasionIV. ITS TEACHING...

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Habakkuk, The Prayer Of

See BETH-HORON, THE BATTLE OF.

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Habaziniah

(chabhatstsinyah. Thus in the King James Version, but more correctly as in the Revised Version (British and American) HABAZZINIAH, hab-a-zi-ni'-a (Jer 35,3)): The grandfather of...

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Habergeon

hab'-er-jun, ha-bur'-jun, the King James Version (tachara'): In the Revised Version (British and American),Ex 28:32;39:23, etc., "coat of mail"; inJob 41:26, "pointed shaft," ma...

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Habitation

hab-i-ta'-shun: Properly a place of sojourn or dwelling. The term in the King James Version representing some 16 Hebrew words (moshabh, ma`-on, mishkan, naweh, etc.), and 5 Gree...

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Habor

ha'-bor (chabhor; Habor, Habior; Isidor of Charax, Aburas (Abouras), Zosias, Aboras):1. Its Position and Course:Is described in2Ki 17:6;18:11(compare1Ch 5:26) as "the river of G...

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Hacaliah

hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah (Ne 11;10:1).

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Hachilah, Hill Of

ha-ki'-la, hak'-i-la, (chakhilah): A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated (1Sa 23:19) to be "on the South of the desert" (or Je...

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Hachmoni; Hachmonite

hak-mo'-ni, hak'-mo-ni, or probably (chakhmoni, "wise"): The same word is rendered "Hachmoni," a proper name, in1Ch 27:32and "a Hachmonite" in1Ch 11:11. The form of the Hebrew w...

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Hadad

ha'-dad:(1) (chadhadh, "sharpness"): One of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Ge 25:15, where the King James Version, following a mistake in Hebrew text, has "Hadar"; but "Hadad" is f...

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Hadadezer

had-ad-e'-zer (hadhadh`ezer; so2Sa 8;1Ki 11:23, but hadhar`ezer,2Sa 10;1Ch 18): Mentioned in connection with David's wars of conquest (2Sa 8:3 ff;2Sa 10:1-19;1Ch 18:3); was king...

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Hadadrimmon

ha-dad-rim'-on, had-ad-rim'-on (hadhadh rimmon): A name which occurs, along with Megiddon, inZec 12:11. It was long thought that this was a place in the plain of Megiddo, and th...

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Hadar

ha'-dar (Ge 36:39).See HADAD (3).

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Hadarezer

had-ar-e'-zer.SeeHADADEZER.

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Hadashah

ha-da'-sha, had'-a-sha (chadhashah, "new"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Zenan and Migdal-gad (Jos 15:37). According to the Mishna (`Erubhin, v. 6), it was the s...

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Hadassah

ha-das'-a (hadhaqqah, "myrtle"): The Hebrew name (Es 2:7) formerly borne byESTHER(which see).

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Hadattah

ha-dat'-a (chadhattah, "new"):SeeHAZOR.

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Hades

ha'-dez (Haides, haides, "not to be seen"): Hades, Greek originally Haidou, in genitive, "the house of Hades," then, as nominative, designation of the abode of the dead itself. ...

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Hadid

ha'-did (chadhidh): A city in Benjamin (Ne 11:33f) named with Lod and Ono (Ezr 2:33;Ne 7:37), probably identical with Adida Septuagint Hadida) of 1 Macc 12:38; 13:13, "over agai...

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Hadlai

had'-li, had'-la-i (chadhlay, "resting"): An Ephraimite (2Ch 28:12), father of Amasa, who was one of the heads of the tribe in the time of Pekah, king of Israel.

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Hadoram

ha-do'-ram (hadhoram):(1) Son of Joktan and apparently 6th in descent from Noah (Ge 10:27parallel1Ch 1:21).(2) Son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father with presents to Ki...

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Hadrach

ha'-drak, had'-rak (chadhrakh): "The land of Hadrach" is mentioned only once in Scripture (Zec 9:1), and there it is grouped with Damascus, Hamath, Tyre and Sidon. It may be saf...