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personal name; a Levite in the Chronicles genealogies

personal name meaning uncertain; Moses' father-in-law, also called Jethro or Reuel

personal name; head of a priestly family that could not prove its genealogy after the exile

Union, Bonds; name of Zechariah's second symbolic staff representing brotherhood between Judah and Israel

crocus, meadow-saffron, or narcissus; a spring flower symbolizing beauty and flourishing

folding, clasping; specifically the folding of hands in idleness or sleep

Habakkuk; the prophet whose oracle addresses theodicy and the Babylonian invasion

belts, girded; referring to waist-cloths or sashes worn as part of attire

belt, girdle; a sword-belt or sash, distinct from a waist-cloth

Haggai; the post-exilic prophet who urged temple rebuilding

to sharpen; used of iron sharpening iron and metaphorically of mutual edification

personal name; a son of Ishmael, ancestor of an Arabian tribe

joy, gladness; a late Hebrew/Aramaic term for festive rejoicing

brier, thorn-bush; a prickly plant used in comparisons of worthlessness or obstruction

Tigris; the great river of Mesopotamia, one of the four rivers of Eden

Eve; the first woman, mother of all living, named by Adam after the fall

to be firm, strong, enduring; used of prosperity and ways that remain stable

Hul, a descendant of Aram listed in the Table of Nations

hole, cavity; used of an asp's den and hiding places where people are imprisoned

white (fabric), fine white linen or cotton; a luxurious textile material

Hauran, a district southeast of Mount Hermon in ancient Syria

Hushim, wife of Shaharaim of the tribe of Benjamin

Hushim, a son of Dan listed in Genesis 46 and 1 Chronicles 7

Hotham, the name of two men in the tribe of Asher and among David's warriors

visibility, sight; the visible appearance or extent of the great tree in Nebuchadnezzar's dream

Hezir, name of a priest and a leader who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

strong, strengthening, growing stronger; Qal participle of חזק used adjectivally

sin, sin offering; a feminine noun denoting transgression or the sacrifice for it

sinful thing, sin; feminine noun emphasizing the concrete sinful act or condition

sin (Aramaic); the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew חטא with Qere-Ketiv variant

sin offering (Aramaic); a sacrifice offered for atonement

Hatita, head of a Levitical family of gatekeepers who returned from exile

Hattil, head of a family among Solomon's servants who returned from exile

Hatipha, head of a Nethinim family who returned from exile

branch, twig, rod; a shoot or staff, used literally and metaphorically

Helam, a place east of Jordan where David defeated the Arameans

Hirah, an Adullamite and friend of Judah in Genesis 38

Hacaliah, the father of Nehemiah the governor

Hachmoni, the father of two men associated with David's court

Helah, one of the two wives of Ashur, father of Tekoa

Huldah, the prophetess consulted during Josiah's reign

Heldai, name of one of David's warriors and a returned exile

ornament, jewelry; precious adornment worn on the body

armor, equipment, spoil; what is stripped from a person as plunder in war

to play the pipe, to pipe; denominative verb from the word for flute

to be healthy, strong; to become strong or restore to health

in exchange for, in return for; used as a preposition indicating compensation

Helek, a Gileadite clan founder listed among Manasseh's descendants

the smooth, the bare (mountain); a proper name for a mountain or range

Helkath, a Levitical city in the territory of Asher