HITTITES hit'-its (bene cheth, chittim; Chettaioi): One of the seven nations conquered by Israel in Palestine. I. OLD TESTAMENT NOTICES 1. Enumeration of Races 2. Individuals 3. Later Mention II. HISTORY 1. Sources 2. Chronology 3. Egyptian Invasions: XVIIIth Dynasty 4. "The Great King" 5. Egyptian Invasions: XIXth Dynasty 6. Declensi

HIVITE hi'-vit (chiwwni; Heuaios): 1. Name: A son of Canaan (Genesis 10:17), i.e. an inhabitant of the land of Canaan along with the Canaanite and other tribes (Exodus 3:17, etc.). In the list of Canaanite peoples given in Genesis 15:19-21, the Hivites are omitted in the Hebrew text, though inserted in Septuagint and S. Gesenius suggests that the

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 (bees, etc.), (a) Isaiah 5:26, "I will hiss unto them from the ends of the earth," the Revised Version (British and American) "hiss for them (margin "him") from

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 (2 Samuel 7:18, "Thou hast brought me hitherto," the Revised Version (British and American) "thus far"; 1 Chronicles 17:16; perhaps 1 Samuel 7:12, `adh hennah, "Hitherto hath Yahweh helped us" (in connection w

HIS hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Genesis 1:11, "after his kind"; Leviticus 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Acts 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1 Corinthians 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its." Copyright Statement These

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 "to hire" for a wage, either money or something else; in this sense it is used with regard to ordinary laborers (1 Samuel 2:5; 2 Chronicles 24:12), or mercenary s

HIRELING hir'-ling (sakhir): Occurs only 6 times in the Old Testament, and uniformly means a laborer for a wage. In Job 7:1 f there is reference to the hireling's anxiety for the close of the day. In Isaiah 16:14 and 21:16 the length of the years of a hireling is referred to, probably because of the accuracy with which they were determined by the

HIRCANUS her-ka'nuz. See HYRCANUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HIRCANUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HIRAH hi'-ra (chirah; Septuagint Eiras): A native of Adullam, and a "friend" of Judah (Genesis 38:1,12). The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) both describe him as Judah's "shepherd." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HIRAH'".

HIRAM hi'-ram (chiram; Septuagint Chiram, but Cheiram, in 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1): There is some confusion regarding the form of this name. In the books of Samuel and Kings the prevailing form is "Hiram" (chiram); but in 1 Kings 5:10,18 margin (Hebrew 24,32); 7:40 margin "Hirom" (chirom) is found. In Chronicles the form of the word is un

HIPPOPOTAMUS hip-o-pot'-a-mus (Job 41:1 margin). See BEHEMOTH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HIPPOPOTAMUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HIP (shoq, "leg," "limb," "hip," "shoulder"): Samson smote the Philistines "hip and thigh" (Hebrew "leg upon thigh"), which was indicative of "a great slaughter" (Judges 15:8), the bodies being hewed in pieces with such violence that they lay in bloody confusion, their limbs piled up on one another in great heaps. See also SINEW. Copyright Statem

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 temple, are said to have been of gold (1 Kings 7:50). By this is probably to be understood that the pivots upon which the doors swung, and which turned in the socket

HINNOM, VALLEY OF hin'-om (ge hinnom, Joshua 15:8; 18:16; "valley of the son of Hinnom" (ge bhen hinnom), Joshua 15:8; 18:16; 2 Chronicles 28:3; 33:6; Jeremiah 7:31; 19:2,6; 32:35; "valley of the children (sons) of Hinnom" (ge bhene hinnom), 2 Kings 23:10; or simply "the valley," literally, the "hollow" or "ravine" (ha-gay'), 2 Chronicles 26:9; Neh

HIND OF THE MORNING, THE The translation of Aijeleth hash-Shahar ('ayyeleth ha-shachar) in the title of Psalms 22, probably the name of some wellknown song to which the psalm was intended to be sung, which possibly had reference to the early habits of the deer tribe in search of water and food, or to the flight of the hind from the hunters in early

HIN hin (hin): A liquid measure containing 12 logs, equal to about 8 quarts. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HIN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

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 (Judges 12:13,15). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HILLEL'". "International Standa

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 designation for the very rounded hills of Palestine; it is never used for a range of mountains. Several times it occurs as a place-name, "Gibeah of Judah"

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 Revised Version (British and American) changes "hill" to "mountain," e.g. Genesis 7:19, mountains covered by flood; Exodus 24:4, Horeb; Joshua 18:14,