HALL hol (Luke 22:55 the King James Version). See HOUSE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HALL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HALI ha'-li (chali): A town named with Helkath, Beten and Achshaph on the border of Asher (Joshua 19:25). No certain identification is possible; but it may be represented by the modern Khirbet `Alia, circa 13 miles Northeast of Acre. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor.

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

HALHUL hal'-hul (chalchul): A city in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:58), "Halhul, Beth-zur and Gedor." It is without doubt the modern Chalchul, a village on a hill, surrounded by fine fields and vineyards, some 4 miles North of Hebron and less than a mile to the East of the modern carriage road. It is conspicuous from a considerable distanc

HALAKHA ha-la'-ka. See TALMUD. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HALAKHA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HALE; HALING hal, hal'-ing (OE halen): "To pull" or drag, the King James Version translation of suro, "to draw or drag" (Acts 8:3, "haling men and women," the American Standard Revised Version "dragging"), and of katasuro, "to drag down" or "force along" (Luke 12:58, "lest he hale thee to the judge," the American Standard Revised Version "lest hap

HALAK, MOUNT ha'-lak (ha-har he-chalaq): A mountain that marked the southern limit of the conquests of Joshua (Joshua 11:17; 12:7). It is spoken of as the "mount Halak (literally, "the bare" or "smooth mountain") that goeth up to Seir." The latter passage locates it on the West of the Arabah. The southern boundary of the land is defined by the asc

HAKUPHA ha-ku'-fa (chaqupha' "incitement"). A family name of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAKUPHA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HALAH ha'-la (chalach; Halae, Hallae, Chaach, for Chalach, Chala; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Hala): 1. Many Identifications: Mentioned in 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; 1 Chronicles 5:26, as one of the places to which the kings of Assyria sent the exiled Israelites (see GOZAN; HABOR). Various identifications have been proposed, all of the

HAKKOZ hak'-oz (haqqots, or ha-qots, "the nimble"): (1) A priest and chief of the 7th course of Aaron's sons selected by David (1 Chronicles 24:10). According to Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4,21; 7:63, his descendants returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity. But the King James Version considers the name in Ezra and Nehemiah as having the article pre

HAIR har (se`ar, sa`ar, Aramaic se`ar, and their derivatives; thrix, gen. case trichos, kome): 1. Hair Fashions: Hair was worn in different fashions by the Orientals of Biblical times, and not always in the same way among the same people in different epochs. We know this clearly from Egyptian literature and monuments, as well as from the writings

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

HAIL (1) hal (baradh; chalaza): 1. Its Occurrence: Hail usually falls in the spring or summer during severe thunder storms. Hailstones are made up of alternate layers of ice and snow, and sometimes reach considerable size, causing great damage by their fall. Upward currents of air carry up raindrops already formed to the colder regions above, whe

HAIL (2) hal: Interjection, found only in the Gospels as the translation of chaire, chairete, imp. of chairo, "to rejoice," is used as a greeting or salutation. The word "Hail" is Old English and was formerly an adjective, used with the verb to be, meaning "well," "sound," "hale," e.g. "Hale be thou." Wycliff has "heil" without the verb, followed

HAGRITES hag'-rits (haghri'im): An Arab tribe, or confederation of tribes (1 Chronicles 5:10,19,20 the King James Version "Hagarites"; 1 Chronicles 27:31 the King James Version "Hagerite"; Psalms 83:6 "Hagarenes"), against which the Reubenites fought in the days of Saul. In Genesis 25:12-18 are recorded the descendants, "generations," of Ishmael,

HAI ha'-i (ha-`ay, "the heap"): Genesis 12:8; 13:3 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) AI (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HAGIOGRAPHA hag-i-og'-ra-fa. See BIBLE; CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAGIOGRAPHA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

HAGRI hag'-ri (haghri, "wanderer"; the King James Version Haggeri): The father of Mibhar, one of the "mighty men" who rallied round David during his foreign wars. Mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 11:38, whose parallel passage, 2 Samuel 23:36, gives, instead, the name "Bani the Gadite." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography

HAGGITH hag'-ith (chaggith, "festal"): According to 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5,11; 2:13; 1 Chronicles 3:2, the fifth wife of David and the mother of his fourth son, Adonijah. The latter was born in Hebron while David's capital was there (2 Samuel 3:4,5). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D

HAGIA ha'-gi-a. See AGIA. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAGIA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.