Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Hazor
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Hazor was the name of several places. The principal Hazor was a fortified Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, later rebuilt, fortified by Solomon, and captured by Assyria.
Hazor-hadattah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Hazor-hadattah, meaning “New Hazor,” was a town in southern Judah near the border of Edom. Its precise location is uncertain.
HAZZELELPONI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Hazzelelponi is a feminine name in the genealogy of Judah. The name may represent an individual woman or a clan associated with Judah.
HE
Original Language - Old Testament
He is the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It is transliterated as “h” and was also used as the number five.
He-ass
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A he-ass is a male donkey. In biblical times donkeys were used for carrying burdens, travel, and agricultural work.
Head-bands
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Head-bands were girdles or sashes worn around the waist. Some translations render the related biblical terms as “sashes” or “attire.”
Head-dress
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
A head-dress was a turban, head-tire, garland, or other covering worn for ornament or as part of priestly and ceremonial dress.
Headdress
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Hebrew head-dress included turbans, garlands, and other coverings worn by priests, women, nobles, kings, and at weddings. Hats in the modern sense were not customary.
HEADY
Christian Life - New Testament
Heady means headstrong, rash, or inclined to act precipitously. Scripture uses it of people who are governed by pride and impetuous judgment.
HEAL
Salvation - Both
To heal is to restore health, whether bodily, spiritually, or figuratively. Scripture attributes healing to God and records the healing ministry of Jesus and His apostles.
HEALING
Salvation - Both
Healing refers figuratively to restoration, cure, or the repair of what is damaged. Scripture uses the idea for bodily recovery, spiritual renewal, and the remedy of moral or national brokenness.
HEALING, GIFTS OF
Holy Spirit - New Testament
Gifts of healings are spiritual gifts mentioned among those distributed by the Holy Spirit in the church. The New Testament also records healing through Christ, the apostles, and church elders.
HEALTH
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Health denotes bodily well-being, safety, soundness, or restoration. Biblical usage may also extend to peace, deliverance, and the soundness of mind and character.
Heap
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A heap is a gathered pile, mound, ruin, cairn, or mass of waters. In Scripture it may mark destruction, a boundary, a burial place, or stored material.
Heart
Doctrine & Theology - Both
The heart is the center of a person’s inner life, including understanding, will, emotions, conscience, and moral character. Scripture teaches that the sinful heart must be renewed by God’s grace.
Hearth
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A hearth was a place or vessel for fire used in cooking or heating. Biblical terms may refer to a depression in the ground, a brazier, a fire-pan, or the fire on an altar.
HEARTILY
Christian Life - New Testament
Heartily means sincerely and with one’s whole inner being. Christians are instructed to work heartily as serving the Lord rather than merely pleasing people.
HEAT
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Heat is the intense warmth of the sun, especially the oppressive midday or summer heat of the biblical lands. Scripture also uses it figuratively for anger, distress, and spiritual condition.
Heath
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
“Heath” in Jeremiah refers to a stunted juniper or savin growing in barren places, used as a picture of one who trusts in man rather than in the Lord.
Heathen
People & Groups - Both
Heathen is an older term for the nations outside Israel, especially those associated with idolatry. In the New Testament it commonly corresponds to “Gentiles.”
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