Hobah
Hobah was a place north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had captured Lot and the people of Sodom. Its exact location is uncertain.
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HOCK
To hock means to hamstring an animal by cutting the tendons behind its leg, rendering it useless. The practice is mentioned in accounts of warfare and destruction.
Hodaiah
Hodaiah, meaning “praise Yahweh,” was a descendant of the royal line of Judah. The name is also an alternate form of Hodaviah.
Hodaviah
Hodaviah was the name of several Old Testament men, including leaders from Manasseh and Benjamin, a Levite family head, and a descendant of David.
Hodesh
Hodesh, meaning “new moon,” was a wife of Shaharaim, a Benjamite mentioned in the genealogies.
Hodevah
Hodevah was a Levite family head whose descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel. The name is an alternate form related to Hodaviah and Hodeiah.
Hodiah
Hodiah was a wife of Ezra of Judah and is probably the same woman elsewhere called Jehudijah.
Hodijah
Hodijah was the name of Levites who helped explain the Law after the exile, including one who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.
Hoglah
Hoglah was one of Zelophehad’s five daughters. Because their father had no sons, Moses established that they could inherit his property, subject to the tribal inheritance regulations.
Hoham
Hoham was the Amorite king of Hebron who joined four other kings against Gibeon. Joshua defeated the coalition, and Hoham was captured and executed.
HOISE
Hoise is an older form of “hoist,” meaning to raise or lift. Acts uses it of raising a ship’s sail to the wind.
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