“hell.” But in many cases this translation misleads the reader. In the New Testament “hell” is the
translation of two words, Hades and Gehenna. The word Hades, like Sheol sometimes means
merely “the grave,” (Acts 2:31; 1 Corinthians 15:55; Revelation 20:13) or in general “the unseen
world.” It is in this sense that the creeds say of our Lord, “He went down into hell,” meaning the
state of the dead in general, without any restriction of happiness or misery. Elsewhere in the New
Testament Hades is used of a place of torment, (Matthew 11:23; Luke 16:23; 2 Peter 2:4) etc.;
consequently it has been the prevalent, almost the universal, notion that Hades is an intermediate
state between death and resurrection, divided into two parts one the abode of the blest and the other
of the lost. It is used eleven times in the New Testament, and only once translated “grave.” ( 1
Corinthians 15:55) The word most frequently used (occurring twelve times) in the New Testament
for the place of future punishment is Gehenna or Gehenna of fire. This was originally the valley
of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and
burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their destruction. [See Hinnom]
Hellenist
(Grecian), the term applied in the New Testament to Greek-speaking or “Grecian” Jews. The
Hellenists as a body included not only the proselytes of Greek (or foreign) parentage, but also those.
Jews who, by settling in foreign countries, had adopted the prevalent form of the current Greek
civilization, and with it the use of the common Greek dialect. (Acts 6:1; 9:29)
Helmet
[Arms, Armor]
Helon
(strong), father of Eliab, of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16) (B.C. 1491.)
Hem Of Garment
The importance which the later Jews, especially the Pharisees, (Matthew 23:5) attached to the
hem or fringe of their garments was founded upon the regulation in (Numbers 15:38,39) which
gave a symbolical meaning to it. [See Dress]
Hemam
(exterminating). Hori and Hemam were sons of Lotan, the eldest son of Seir. (Genesis 36:22)
Heman
(faithful)
•Son of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31)
•Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called “the singer,” rather the
musician, (1 Chronicles 6:33) and was the first of the three Levites to whom was committed the
vocal and instrumental music of the temple service in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 15:16-22)
The 88th Psalm is ascribed to him. (B.C. 1014.)
Hemath
(heat), a person or place named in the genealogical lists of Judah, as the origin of the Kenites,
and the “father” of the house of Rechab. (1 Chronicles 2:55) (B.C. 1445.)
Hemdan
(pleasant), the eldest son of Dishon, son of Anah the Horite. (Genesis 36:26) [Amram, 2] (B.C.
about 1500.)
Hemlock
frankie
(Frankie)
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