Vine's Expository Dictionary

Heavy Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: VerbStrong's Number: H3515Original Word: kabedUsage Notes: "to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, dull, honored, glorious." Thi…

Heavy, Heaviness "grief, sorrow," is rendered "heaviness" in the AV of Rom 9:2, 2Co 2:1 (RV, "sorrow," in both places). See GRIEF, SORROW. probably denotes a do…

Hedge denotes any sort of fence, hedge, palings or wall (akin to phrasso, "to fence in, stop"). It is used (a) in its literal sense, in Mat 21:33, lit. "(he put…

Heed (to give, to take) "to look, see," usually implying more especially an intent, earnest contemplation, is rendered "take heed" in Mat 24:4, Mar 4:24, Mar 13…

Heel is found in Joh 13:18, where the Lord quotes from Psa 41:9; the metaphor is that of tripping up an antagonist in wrestling. Cp. the verb in Gen 27:36, Jer …

Heifer etymologically "one of fit age to be tamed to the yoke" (damao, "to tame"), occurs in Heb 9:13, with reference to the "red heifer" of Num. 19.

Height "a summit, top," is translated "height" in Eph 3:18, where it may refer either to "the love of Christ" or to "the fullness of God;" the two are really in…

Heir lit. denotes "one who obtains a lot or portion" (kleros, "a lot," nemomai, "to possess"), especially of an inheritance. The NT usage may be analyzed as und…

Hell represents the Hebrew Ge-Hinnom (the valley of Tophet) and a corresponding Aramaic word; it is found twelve times in the NT, eleven of which are in the Syn…

* For HELM (Jam 3:4) see RUDDER

Helmet from peri, "around," and kephale, "a head," is used figuratively in Eph 6:17, with reference to salvation, and 1Th 5:8, where it is described as "the hop…

Help (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5826Original Word: ‘azarUsage Notes: "to help, assist, aid." This word and its derivatives are common in both ancient…

Help, Holpen properly signifies "a laying hold of, an exchange" (anti, "in exchange," or, in its local sense, "in front," and lambano, "to take, lay hold of," s…

Helper, Fellow-helper an adjective, akin to A, No. 2, and B, No. 4, under HELP, signifying "helping," is used as a noun in Heb 13:6, of God as the helper of His…

Hem * For HEM see BORDER

Hen "a bird," is used, in the NT, only of a "hen," Mat 23:27, Luk 13:34.

Hence is found in the best mss. in Mat 17:20, Luk 16:26. akin to No. 1, is used (a) of place, "hence," or "from hence," Luk 4:9, Luk 13:31, Joh 2:16, Joh 7:3, J…

Henceforth (from, and negatives), Henceforward * Notes: (1) Positively, "henceforth" stands for the following: (a) ap' arti (i.e., apo arti), lit., "from now," …

Her and Herself * For HER and HERSELF see the forms under HE

Herb denotes "a garden herb, a vegetable" (from lachaino, "to dig"), in contrast to wild plants, Mat 13:32, Mar 4:32, Luk 11:42, Rom 14:2. denotes "grass, fodde…

Herd Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1241Original Word: baqarUsage Notes: "herd; cattle." This noun has cognates in Arabic and Aramaic. It appears about 180 ti…

Here an adverb signifying (a) "here" (of place), e.g., Mat 12:6, Mar 9:1; used with the neuter plural of the article, Col 4:9, "(all) things (that are done) her…

Here (to be, be present) "to be by or beside or here" (para, "by," and eimi, "to be"), is rendered "to have been here" in Act 24:19. See COME, PRESENT. Note: Fo…

Hereafter * Notes: (1) This adverb translates the phrase meta tauta, lit., "after these things," Joh 13:7, Rev 1:19, and frequently in the Apocalypse, see Rev 4…

Hereby * Notes: (1) This translates the phrase en toutq, lit., "in this," 1Co 4:4, 1Jo 2:3, 1Jo 2:5, 1Jo 3:16, 1Jo 3:19, 1Jo 3:24, 1Jo 4:2, 1Jo 4:13, 1Jo 5:2 (R…

Herein * Note: This translates the phrase en toutq, "in this," in Joh 4:37, Joh 9:30, Joh 15:8, Act 24:16, 2Co 8:10, 1Jo 4:9 (AV, "in this"), 1Jo 4:10, 1Jo 4:17…

Hereof * Notes: (1) This translates the word haute, "this," the feminine of houtos, "this," in Mat 9:26, lit., "this (fame)," AV, and RV marg. (2) In Heb 5:3, A…

Heresy denotes (a) "a choosing, choice" (from haireomai, "to choose"); then, "that which is chosen," and hence, "an opinion," especially a self-willed opinion, …

Heretical akin to the above, primarily denotes "capable of choosing" (haireomai); hence, "causing division by a party spirit, factious," Tit 3:10, RV, "heretica…

Heretofore * For HERETOFORE see SIN, C, No. 2

Hereunto * Note: This translates the phrase eis touto, lit., "unto this," in 1Pe 2:21.

Herewith * For HEREWITH see TRADE, A, No. 2

Heritage primarily, "to cast lots" or "to choose by lot," then, "to assign a portion," is used in the Passive Voice in Eph 1:11, "we were made a heritage," RV (…

Hero Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: NounStrong's Number: H1368Original Word: gibbôrUsage Notes: "hero." This word appears 159 times in the Old Testament. The fi…

Hew, Hew down, Hewn "to cut out or down" (ek, "out of," kopto, "to cut"), is rendered "to hew down," of trees, Mat 3:10, Mat 7:19 (a similar testimony by John t…

Hide (To) Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H5641Original Word: satarUsage Notes: "to conceal, hide, shelter." This verb and various derivatives are found in mode…

Hide, Hid, Hidden "to cover, conceal, keep secret" (Eng., "crypt," "cryptic," etc.), is used (a) in its physical significance, e.g., Mat 5:14, Mat 13:44, Mat 25…

High Usage Number: 1Part of Speech: AdjectiveStrong's Number: H1364Original Word: gaboahUsage Notes: "high; exalted." This adjective occurs about 24 times. The …

High (from on, Most), Highly "high, lofty," is used (a) naturally, of mountains, Mat 4:8, Mat 17:1, Mar 9:2, Rev 21:10; of a wall, Rev 21:12; (b) figuratively, …

High Place Usage Number: 1Strong's Number: H1116Original Word: bamâUsage Notes: "high place." This noun occurs in other Semitic languages, meaning the "back" of…

High-minded properly means "to wrap in smoke" (from tuphos, "smoke;" metaphorically, for "conceit"); it is used in the Passive Voice, metaphorically in 1Ti 3:6,…

Higher the neuter of anoteros, "higher," the comparative of ano (see C, under HIGH), is used as an adverb of place in Luk 14:10; for the meaning "above," in Heb…

Highest is used in the plural in the phrase "in the highest," i.e., in the "highest" regions, the abode of God, Mat 21:19, Mar 11:10; Luke omits the article, Lu…

Highly * For HIGHLY see DISPLEASE, EXALT, EXCEEDING, FAVOR, THINK

Highway, Highwayside "a way, path, road," is rendered "highways" in Mat 22:10, Luk 14:23; in Mar 10:46, RV, "way side," AV, "highway side;" in Mat 22:9, the wor…

Hill "a hill or mountain," is translated "hill" in Mat 5:14, Luk 4:29; "mountain" in Luk 9:37, RV, AV, "hill" (of the mount of transfiguration) as in Luk 9:28. …

Him and Himself * For HIM and HIMSELF see HE

Hinder (part) * For HINDER (part) see STERN

Hinder, Hindrance lit., "to cut into" (en, "in," kopto, "to cut"), was used of "impeding" persons by breaking up the road, or by placing an obstacle sharply in …

Hire, Hired denotes (a) "wages, hire," Mat 20:8, Luk 10:7, Jam 5:4; in 1Ti 5:18, 2Pe 2:13, Jud 1:11, RV, "hire" (AV,"reward"); in 2Pe 2:15, RV, "hire" (AV, "wag…