HEGAI; HEGE he'-ga-i, he'-ge (heghay; Gai (Esther 2:8,15), and heghe', Hege (Esther 2:3)): One of the officers of the Persian king Ahasuerus; a chamberlain or eunuch (keeper of women), into whose custody the "fair young virgins" were delivered from whom the king intended to choose his queen in the place of the discredited Vashti. Copyright Stateme

HEDGEHOG hej'-hog Septuagint echinos, "hedgehog," for qippodh, in Isaiah 14:23; 34:11; Zec 2:14, and for qippoz, in Isaiah 34:15). See PORCUPINE; BITTERN; OWL; SERPENT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEDGEHOG'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedi

HEED hed: This word, in the sense of giving careful attention ("take heed," "give heed," etc.), represents several Hebrew and Greek words; chief among them shamar, "to watch"; blepo, "to look," horao, "to see." As opposed to thoughtlessness, disregard of God's words, of the counsels of wisdom, of care for one's ways, it is constantly inculcated as

HEEL hel (`aqebh): "The iniquity of my heels" (Psalms 49:5 the King James Version) is a literal translation, and might be understood to indicate the Psalmist's "false steps," errors or sins, but that meaning is very doubtful here. the Revised Version (British and American) gives "iniquity at my heels." the Revised Version margin gives a still bett

HEBRONITES he'-brun-its (chebhroni): A family of Levites, descendants of Hebron, third son of Kohath (Numbers 3:27; 26:58, etc.). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEBRONITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HEDGE hej: (1) mecukhah, "a thorn hedge," only in Micah 7:4.; mesukkah, "a hedge" (Isaiah 5:5); mesukhath chadheq, "a hedge of thorns" (Proverbs 15:19). (2) gadher, and geherah, translated "hedges" in the Revised Version (British and American) only in Psalms 89:40, elsewhere "fence." GEDERAH (which see) in the Revised Version margin is translated

HEBRON (2) (chebhron, "league," "association"): (1) The third son of Kohath, son of Levi (Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19,27; 1 Chronicles 6:2,18; 23:12,19). (2) A son of Mareshah and descendant of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42,43). See also KORAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Ed

HEBREWS, GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE (Euaggelion kath' Hebraious, to Hebraikon, to Ioudaikon; Evangelium Hebraeorum, Judeorum): 1. References in Early Church History 2. Its Character and Contents 3. Its Circulation and Language 4. Relation to Matthew 5. Time of Composition 6. Uncanonical Sayings and Incidents 7. Conclusion LITERATURE "The Gosp

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

HEBRON (1) he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Palestine, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare James 2:23). The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in

HEBREW; HEBREWESS he'-broo, he'-broo-es (`ibhri, feminine `ibhriyah; Hebraios): The earliest name for Abraham (Genesis 14:13) and his descendants (Joseph, Genesis 39:14,17; 40:15; 41:12; 43:32; Israelites in Egypt, Exodus 1:15; 2:6,11,13; 3:18; in laws, Exodus 21:2; Deuteronomy 15:12; in history, 1 Samuel 4:6,9; 13:7,19, etc.; later, Jeremiah 34:9

HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE he'-brooz, I. TITLE II. LITERARY 1. The Author's Culture and Style 2. Letter, Epistle or Treatise? 3. A Unity or a Composite Work? III. THE AUTHOR 1. Tradition (1) Alexandrian: Paul (2) African: Barnabas (3) Rome and the West: Anonymous 2. The Witness of the Epistle Itself (1) Paul not the Author (2) Other Th

HEBERITES he'-ber-its (ha-chebhri): Descendants of Heber, a prominent clan of Asher, (Numbers 26:45). Supposed by some to be connected with the Chabiri of the Tell el-Amarna Letters. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEBERITES'". "International Standard Bi

HEBREW LANGUAGE See LANGUAGES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; ARAMAIC. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEBREW LANGUAGE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HEAVY; HEAVINESS hev'-i, hev'-i-nes (kabhedh, de'aghah; lupe): 1. Literal: Heavy (heave, to lift) is used literally with respect to material things, as the translation of kobhedh, "heaviness" (Proverbs 27:3, "a stone is heavy"); of kabhedh, "to be weighty" (1 Samuel 4:18; 2 Samuel 14:26; Lamentations 3:7); of `amac, "to load" (Isaiah 46:1 the Kin

HEBER he'-ber (chebher, "associate" or, possibly, "enchanter"; Eber): A name occurring several times in the Old Testament as the name of an individual or of a clan. (1) A member of the tribe of Asher and son of Beraiah (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31). (2) A Kenite, husband of Jael, who deceptively slew Sisera, captain of the ar

HEAVENS hev'-'nz (shamayim; ouranoi): On the physical heavens see ASTRONOMY; WORLD. Above these, in popular conception, were the celestial heavens, the abode of God and of the hosts of angels (Psalms 11:4; 103:19-21; Isaiah 66:1; Revelation 4:2; 5:11; compare Daniel 7:10), though it was recognized that Yahweh's presence was not confined to any reg

HEAVENS, NEW (AND EARTH, NEW) || 1. Eschatological Idea 2. Earliest Conceptions: Cosmic verses National Type 3. Different from Mythological Theory 4. Antiquity of Cosmical Conception 5. The Cosmical Dependent on the Ethico-Religious 6. The End Correspondent to the Beginning 7. The Cosmical Heavens: Hebrews 12:26-29 8. Palingenesis: Matthe

HEAVEN, WINDOWS OF See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 4. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEAVEN, WINDOWS OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HEAVENLY hev'-'n-li (ouranios, epouranios): Pertaining to heaven or the heavens. See HEAVENS. The phrase ta epourania, translated "heavenly things" in John 3:12; Hebrews 8:5; 9:23, but in Ephesians "heavenly places" (John 1:3,10; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12), has shades of meaning defined by the context. In John 3:12, in contrast with "earthly things" (i.e. s