HEREDITY he-red'-i-ti: 1. Physiological Heredity: Heredity, in modern language, is the law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics, physiological and psychical, in their offspring, a law familiar in some form to even the most uncultured peoples. The references to it in the Bible are of various kinds. Curiously enough, little

HEREIN her-in', Hebrew bezo'th, "in" or "by this" (Genesis 34:22, the Revised Version (British and American) "on this condition"); en touta (John 4:37; 9:30; 15:8; Acts 24:16; 2 Corinthians 8:10; 1 John 4:10,17). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEREIN'".

HEREBY her-bi', represents bezo'th, "in or by this" (Genesis 42:15 "Hereby ye shall be proved"); ek toutou, "out of this" (1 John 4:6, the Revised Version (British and American) "by this"); en touto, "in this," "by this means" (1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 2:3,1; 3:16,19,24; 4:2,13). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Info

HERE her, in composition: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HERE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HEREAFTER her-aft'-er (here (this present) and after) represents Hebrew 'achar, "hinder part," "end" (Isaiah 41:23), "the things that are to come hereafter" ('achor after, behind the present), with den, "this," 'achare dhen, Aramaic (Daniel 2:29,45), 'achar, "after," "behind," "last" (Ezekiel 20:39), Greek ap' arti, "from now" (Matthew 26:64), "Her

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

HERDSMAN hurdz'-man (boqer; the King James Version, the English Revised Version "herdman"): A cowherd (Amos 7:14). The same word is used in Syria today. ro`eh, has its equivalent in the language of Syria and Palestine (Arabic ra'i), and is a general term for any kind of a herdsman (Genesis 13:7,8; 26:20; 1 Samuel 21:7). noqedh, occurs in one passa

HERCULES hur'-ku-lez (Herakles): The process of Hellenizing the Jews which began at an earlier date was greatly promoted under Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 BC). Jason, who supplanted his brother Onias in the office of high priest by promising Antiochus an increase of tribute, aided the movement by setting up under the king's authority a Greek pala

HERALD her'-ald: The word occurs once (Daniel 3:4) as the translation of the Aramaic word karoz (compare kerux): "Then the herald cried aloud." See also GAMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HERALD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HERB hurb, urb: (1) yaraq, "green thing" (Exodus 10:15; Isaiah 15:6); a garden of herbs" (Deuteronomy 11:10; 1 Kings 21:2); "(a dinner, the margin portion of) herbs" (Proverbs 15:17). (2) `esebh; compare Arabic `ushb, "herbage," "grass," etc.; "herbs yielding seed" (Genesis 1:11); "herbage" for food (Genesis 1:30; Jeremiah 14:6); translated "gras

HERAKLES her'-a-klez (Herakles). See HERCULES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HERAKLES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HEPHER; HEPHERITES he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri): (1) Septuagint Hopher (Numbers 26:32; 27:1; Joshua 17:2), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of Manasseh. The clan is called the Hepherites in Numbers 26:32. (2) Septuagint Hephal (1 Chronicles 4:6), a man of Judah. (3) Septuagint Hopher (1 Chronicles 11:36), one of David's heroe

HEPHZIBAH hef'-zi-ba (chephtsi-bhah, "my delight is in her"): (1) Septuagint Hopseiba, Hapseiba, Hophsiba, the mother of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1). (2) The new name of Zion (Isaiah 62:4); Septuagint translates Thelema emon, "my delight." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Edito

HEPHER (chepher): (1) Septuagint Hopher (Joshua 12:17), a Canaanitish town mentioned between Tappuah and Aphek, unidentified. (2) In 1 Kings 4:10 a district connected with Socoh, and placed by Solomon under the direction of Benhesed of Arubboth, unidentified. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James,

HENOCH he'-nok (chanokh; Henoch; in 1 Chronicles 1:3 the King James Version the Revised Version (British and American), "Enoch"; in Genesis 25:4, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "Hanoch"; 1 Chronicles 1:33, the King James Version "Henoch," the Revised Version (British and American) "Hanoch"): The name of a Mid

HENADAD hen'-a-dad (chenadhadh, "favor of Hadad"; Septuagint Henaad; Henadad; Henadab; Henalab (Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 3:18,24; 10:9)): One of the heads of the Levites in the post-exilic community. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HENADAD'". "International St

HENNA hen'-a (Song of Solomon 1:14; 4:13): An aromatic plant. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HENNA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HENA he'-na (hena`; Ana): Named in 2 Kings 19:13, as one of the cities destroyed by Sennacherib along with Sepharvaim. It does not appear in a similar connection in 17:24. The text is probably corrupt. No reasonable identification has been proposed. Cheyne (Encyclopaedia Biblica, under the word) says of the phrase "Hena and Ivah" that "underlying

HEN (1) hen (chen, "favor"). In Zechariah 6:14, English Versions of the Bible reads, "And the crowns shall be to Helem .... and to Hen the son of Zephaniah." But as this person is called Josiah in Zechariah 6:10, the Revised Version, margin "and for the kindness of the son of Zephaniah" is probably right, but the text is uncertain. See JOSIAH. Cop

HEN (2) (ornis): Mentioned in the accounts of the different disciples in describing the work of Jesus (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEN (2)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.