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

HOSPITALITY; HOST hos-pi-tal'-i-ti, host (philoxenia, "love of strangers," xenos, "guest," "friend"; pandocheus, "innkeeper"): 1. Among Nomads: When the civilization of a people has advanced so far that some traveling has become necessary, but not yet so far that traveling by individuals is a usual thing, then hospitality is a virtue indispensabl

HOST OF HEAVEN (tsebha' hashamayim): The expression is employed in the Old Testament to denote (1) the stars, frequently as objects of idolatry (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3,1; 23:4; Jeremiah 8:2; 19:13; Zechariah 1:5), but also as witnesses in their number, order and splendor, to the majesty and providential rule and care of Yahwe

HOSHAMA hosh'-a-ma, ho-sha'-ma (hoshama`, abbreviated from yehoshama`, "whom Yahweh heareth"): One of the sons or descendants of Jeconiah, the captive king of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:18). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HOSHAMA'". "International Standard B

HOSHEA ho-she'-a (hoshea`, "salvation"; Hosee, 2 Kings 17:1-9): 1. A Satrap of Assyria: Son of Elah, the 19th and last king of Israel. The time was one of social revolution and dynastic change. Of the last five kings of Israel, four had met their deaths by violence. Hoshea himself was one of these assassins (2 Kings 15:30), and the nominee of Tig

HOSEN ho'-z'-n. See BREECHES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HOSEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HOSHAIAH ho-sha'-ya (hosha`yah, "whom Yahweh helpeth"): (1) Father of Jezaniah (probably = Azariah, so the Septuagint; compare Jeremiah 42:1 and 43:2 with 2 Kings 25:23 and note similar letters in names in Hebrew), who with other leaders antagonized the policy and counsel of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 42:1-43:7). (2) A man, pr

HOSANNA ho-zan'-a (hosanna): This Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word occurs 6 times in the Gospels as the cry of the people when our Lord entered Jerusalem as the Messiah represented by Zec (9:9), and of "the children" when He cleansed the temple (Matthew 21:9 bis,15; Mark 11:9; John 12:13). In Matthew 21:9 it is "Hosanna to the son of David!"

HOSEA ho-ze'-a: I. THE PROPHET 1. Name 2. Native Place 3. Date 4. Personal History (Marriage) (1) Allegorical View (2) Literal View II. THE BOOK 1. Style and Scope 2. Historical Background 3. Contents and Divisions (1) Hosea 1-3 (2) Hosea 4-14 4. Testimony to Earlier History 5. Testimony to Law 6. Affinity with Deuteronomy LITERATU

HOSAH ho'-sa (chocah): A city on the border of Asher, in the neighborhood of Tyre (Joshua 19:29). Septuagint reads Iaseiph, which might suggest identification with Kefr Yasif, to the Northeast of Acre. Possibly, however, as Sayce (HCM, 429) and Moore (Judges, 51) suggest, Hosah may represent the Assyrian Usu. Some scholars think that Usu was the A

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

HORSES OF THE SUN (2 Kings 23:11): In connection with the sun-worship practiced by idolatrous kings in the temple at Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:5; compare Ezekiel 8:16), horses dedicated to the sun, with chariots, had been placed at the entrance of the sacred edifice. These Josiah, in his great reformation, "took away," and burned the chariots with fir

HORSE, WHITE (hippos leukos): Symbolic of victory, conquest ("bow .... conquering and to conquer," Revelation 6:2; 19:11,14; compare Zechariah 1:8; 6:3,1). See REVELATION OF JOHN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HORSE, WHITE'". "International Standard B

HORSELEACH hors'-lech (`aluqah; compare Arabic `aluqah, "ghoul," and `alaqah, "leech," from root `aliq, "to cling"; Septuagint bdella, "leech"): The word occurs only once, in Proverbs 30:15, the Revised Version margin "vampire." In Arabic `alaqah is a leech of any kind, not only a horse-leech. The Arabic `aluqah, which, it may be noted, is almost

HORSE, RED (hippos purros): Symbolic of war, bloodshed ("slay one another," etc., Revelation 6:4; compare Zec 18; 6:2). See REVELATION OF JOHN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HORSE, RED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HORSE, BLACK (hippos melas): Symbolic of famine ("balance .... measure of wheat for a shilling," etc., Revelation 6:5,6; compare Zechariah 6:2,6). See REVELATION OF JOHN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HORSE, BLACK'". "International Standard Bible Ency

HORSE hors: 1. Names: The common names are (1) cuc, and (2) hippos. (3) The word parash, "horseman," occurs often, and in several cases is translated "horse" or "warhorse" (Isaiah 28:28; Ezekiel 27:14; Joel 2:4 the Revised Version, margin); also in 2 Samuel 16, where the "horsemen" of English Versions of the Bible is ba`ale ha-parashim, "owner

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

HORRIBLE hor'-i-b'-l (sha`arur, sha`aruri): In Jeremiah 5:30 sha`arur, "vile," "horrible," is translated "horrible," "a wonderful and horrible thing" the Revised Version margin "astonishment and horror"; also Jeremiah 23:14; in 18:13; Hosea 6:10 it is sha`aruri; in Psalms 11:6 we have zil`aphah, "heat," the Revised Version (British and American) "

HORONITE hor'-o-nit, ho'-ro-nit (ha-choroni): an appellation of Sanballat (Nehemiah 2:10,19; 13:28), as an inhabitant of BETH-HORON (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HORONITE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.