HUSHAI hut'-shi, hus'-sha-i (chushay, Chousei; Josephus, Chousi): An Archite, native of Archi or Erech(?), West of Bethel on the northern border of Benjamin and southern border of Joseph (Joshua 16:2). Hushai was one of David's most faithful and wise counselors. When David was fleeing from Jerusalem and Absalom, Hushai met him, having his coat ren

HUSBAND'S BROTHER (yabham, "brother-in-law"; epigambreuo; Late Latin levir): He was required (Deuteronomy 25:5-10; Matthew 22:24) "to perform the duty of a husband's brother" (yibbemah); that is, if his brother, living with him on the paternal estate, died without male issue, he should take the widow to wife, and "raise up seed unto his brother,"

HUSBANDMAN; HUSBANDRY huz'-band-man, huz'-band-ri: Husbandman, originally a "householder" or "master of the house," is now limited in its meaning to "farmer" or "tiller of the soil." In this sense it is the correct translation of the various Biblical words: ish 'adahamah, literally, "man of the soil" (Genesis 9:20); 'ikkar, literally, "digger," "a

HURI hu'-ri (churi, "linen weaver"): One of the immediate descendants of Gad, and father of Abihail, a chief man of his family (1 Chronicles 5:14). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HURI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HURT hurt: The term (noun and verb) represents a large number of Hebrew words, of which the chief are ra` (verb ra`a`), "evil" (Genesis 26:29; 1 Samuel 24:9; Psalms 35:4, etc.), and shebher or shebher (from shabhar), "a fracture" or "breaking" (Jeremiah 6:14; 8:11,21; 10:19; compare Exodus 22:10,14). In Greek a principal verb is adikeo, "to do inj

HURAM hu'-ram (churam, "noble-born"): (1) Grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:5). (2) King of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon. So named in 2 Chronicles 2:3,11,12; 8:2; 9:10,21, but elsewhere written HIRAM (which see). (3) The Tyrian artisan who is so named in 2 Chronicles 2:13; 4:11,16, but elsewhere called "Hiram." Copyright Statement

HUR hur (chur): (1) A prominent official in Israel. With Aaron he held up Moses' hands during the battle against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:10,12) and assisted him as judicial head of the people during Moses' stay in the mount (Exodus 24:14). (2) Grandfather of Bezalel, the head artificer in the construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 31:2; 35:30;

HURAI hu'-ri, hu'-ra-i, hu-ra'-i (churay, "linen-weaver"): One of David's "mighty men" mentioned in 1 Chronicles 11:32 as of the brooks of Gaash, i.e. from Mt. Gash. In the parallel 2 Samuel 23:30, the orthography is Hiddai. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry fo

HUPPAH hup'-a (chuppah, "protection"): The priest in charge of the 13th course as prescribed under David (1 Chronicles 24:13). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUPPAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUPPIM hup'-im (chuppim, "coast-people"): Probably a variant form of HUPHAM (which see). From the only mention made of him (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:12,15), his direct descent is difficult to establish. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUPPIM'". "Int

HUNTING hunt'-ing (tsayidh): The hunting of wild animals for sport, or for the defense of men and flocks, or for food, was common in Western Asia and Egypt, especially in early times. Some of the Egyptian and Assyrian kings were great hunters in the first sense, for example Amenhotep III (1411-1375 BC "a lion-hunting and bull-baiting Pharaoh," who

HUPHAM hu'-fam (chupham, "coast-inhabitant"): One of Benjamin's sons and head of the Huphamite family (Numbers 26:39). See HUPPIM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUPHAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUNDRED hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton). See NUMBER. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUNDRED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUNGER hun'-ger (ra`abh; limos (subs.), peinao (vb.): (1) The desire for food, a physiological sensation associated with emptiness of the stomach, and dependent on some state of the mucous membrane; (2) starvation as the effect of want of food, as Exodus 16:3; Isaiah 49:10; (3) to feel the craving for food as Deuteronomy 8:3; when used to indica

HUMPS humps: Appears in Isaiah 30:6 in the American Standard Revised Version for "bunches" in the King James Version. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUMPS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUMTAH hum'-ta (chumTah): An unidentified place mentioned between Aphekah and Hebron in the mountain of Judah (Joshua 15:54). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUMTAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUMILIATION OF CHRIST hu-mil-i-a'-shun (Acts 8:33; Philippians 2:8). See KENOSIS; PERSON OF CHRIST. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUMILIATION OF CHRIST'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HUMILITY hu-mil'-i-ti (~[`anawah]; tapeinophrosune): (1) The noun occurs in the Old Testament only in Proverbs 15:33; 18:12; 22:4, but the adjective "humble" appears frequently as the translation of `ani, `anaw, shaphal, meaning also "poor," "afflicted"; the verb, as the translation of `anah, "to afflict," "to humble," and of kana`, "to be or beco

HULDAH hul'-da (chuldah, "weasel"; Holda): A prophetess who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of Josiah. She was the wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe, and resided in the "Mishneh" or second part or quarter of Jerusalem (location unknown). Cheyne says it should read, "She was sitting in the upper part of the gate of the Old City," i.e. in

HUMAN SACRIFICE See SACRIFICE, HUMAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HUMAN SACRIFICE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.