HAPPIZZEZ hap'-i-zez (ha-pitstsets; the King James Version, Aphses): A priest on whom fell the lot for the 18th of the 24 courses which David appointed for the temple service (1 Chronicles 24:15). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAPPIZZEZ'". "Internation

HAPHARAIM haf-a'-ra'-im (chapharayim; the King James Version Haphraim, haf-ra'im, possibly "place of a moat"): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem and Anaharath (Joshua 19:19). Eusebius, Onomasticon identifies it with "Affarea," and places it 6 miles North of Legio-Megiddo. This position corresponds with that of the modern el-Fe

HAPPEN hap'-'-n (qarah; sumbaino): "Happen" (from "hap"), "to fall out," "befall," etc., "come to anyone," is the translation of qarah, "to meet," etc. (1 Samuel 28:10, "There shall no punishment happen to thee," the Revised Version margin "guilt come upon thee"; 2 Samuel 1:6; Esther 4:7; Ecclesiastes 2:14,15; 9:11; Isaiah 41:22); of qara', "to me

HANUN ha'-nun (chanun, "favored," "pitied"): (1) A son and successor of Nahash, king of Ammon. Upon the death of Nahash, David sent sympathetic communications to Hanun, which were misinterpreted and the messengers dishonored. Because of this indignity, David waged a war against him, which caused the Ammonites to lose their independence (2 Samuel 1

HAP; HAPLY hap, hap'-li (miqreh, lu; mepote): Hap (a Saxon word for "luck, chance") is the translation of miqreh, "a fortuitous chance," "a lot" (Ruth 2:3, the King James Version "Her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz"); in 1 Samuel 6:9, the same word is translated "chance" (that happened); "event," in Ecclesiastes 9:2,3,

HANOCH; HANOCHITES ha'-nok, ha'-nok-its (chanokh, "initiation," "dedication"): (1) A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33, the King James Version "Henoch"). (2) The eldest son of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:3). The descendants of Hanoch were known as Hano

HANNATHON han'-a-thon (channathon): A city on the northern boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:14). It is probably identical with Kefar Hananyah, which the Mishna gives as marking the northern limit of lower Galilee (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 179). It is represented by the modern Kefr 'Anan, about 3 miles Southeast of er-Rameh. Copyright Statement The

HANNIEL han'-i-el (channi'el "grace of God"): (1) The son of Ephod and a prince of Manasseh who assisted in dividing Canaan among the tribes (Numbers 34:23). (2) A son of Ulla and a prince and hero of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:39); the King James Version "Haniel." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Informatio

HANIEL han'-i-el. See HANNIEL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HANIEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HANNAH han'-a (channah, "grace," "favor"; Hanna): One of the two wives of Elkanah, an Ephraimite who lived at Ramathaim-zophim. Hannah visited Shiloh yearly with her husband to offer sacrifices, for there the tabernacle was located. She was greatly distressed because they had no children. She therefore prayed earnestly for a male child whom she pr

HANGING hang'-ing (talah, "to hang up," "suspend," 2 Samuel 21:12; Deuteronomy 28:66; Job 26:7; Psalms 137:2; Song of Solomon 4:4; Hosea 11:7): Generally, where the word is used in connection with punishments, it appears to have reference to the hanging of the corpse after execution. We find but two clear instances of death by hanging, i.e. strang

HANGINGS hang'-ingz: (1) In English Versions of the Bible this word in the plural represents the Hebrew qela`im, the curtains of "fine twined linen" with which the court of the tabernacle was enclosed. These were five cubits in height, and of lengths corresponding to the sides of the enclosure and the space on either side of the entrance in front,

HANDWRITING hand'-rit-ing. See WRITING; MANUSCRIPTS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HANDWRITING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HANES ha'-nez (chanec): Occurs only in Isaiah 30:4. The one question of importance concerning this place is its location. It has never been certainly identified. It was probably an Egyptian city, though even that is not certain. Pharaoh, in his selfish haste to make league with the kingdom of Judah, may have sent his ambassadors far beyond the fro

HANDS; HANDS, IMPOSITION, LAYING ON OF im-po-zish'-un (epithesis cheiron, Acts 8:18; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 6:2): The act or ceremony of the imposition of hands appears in the Old Testament in various connections: in the act of blessing (Genesis 48:14); in the ritual of sacrifice (hands of the offerer laid on head of victim, Exodus

HANDSTAFF hand'-staf (maqqkel yadh): In plural in Ezekiel 39:9, among weapons of war. See STAFF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HANDSTAFF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HANDLE han'-d'-l (kaph): The noun occurs once in Song of Solomon 5:5, "handles of the bolt" (the King James Version "lock"). The verb "handle" represents several Hebrew ('achaz, mashakh, taphas, etc.) and Greek (thiggano, Colossians 2:21; pselaphao, Luke 24:39; 1 John 1:1) words in the King James Version, but is also sometimes substituted in the R

HANDMAID hand'-mad: Which appears often in the Old Testament, but seldom in the New Testament, like bondmaid, is used to translate two Hebrew words (shiphchah, and 'amah) both of which normally mean a female slave. It is used to translate the former word in the ordinary sense of female slave in Genesis 16:1; 25:12; 29:24,29; Proverbs 30:23; Jeremi

HANDICRAFT han'-di-kraft. See CRAFTS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HANDICRAFT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HANDKERCHIEF han'-ker-chif (soudarion): A loan-word from the Latin sudarium, found in plural in Acts 19:12, soudaria; compare sudor, "perspiration"; literally, "a cloth used to wipe off perspiration." Elsewhere it is rendered "napkin" (Luke 19:20; John 11:44; 20:7), for which see DRESS; NAPKIN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bi