Handmills formerly in use among the ancients, and still used
in many parts of the East, Deut. xxiv. 6.
Hands, stretching out of the, and lifting them up to heaven,
in frequent use among the ancients, Exod. ix. 29. This
practice of antiquity illustrated by quotations from Homer
and Virgil, ibid. See also 1 Kings viii. 22.
Handwriting on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, conjecture
why it could not be read by the wise men of Babylon, Dan.
v. 8. Exhibition of the writing in the ancient Hebrew
characters, in which it is thought to have been originally
written, Dan. v. 25.

Hanger, origin of this word, Gen. xxvii. 3.

Hanging up by the hand, very probably a mode of punish-
ment in former times, Lam. v. 12.

Hannah, import of the name, 1 Sam. i. 2. Dr. Hales'
observations on her prophetic song, 1 Sam. ii. 1. Exhibi-
tion of the whole of this hymn in hemistich or poetic lines,
ibid.
Hannets,

הנץ

a rabbinical memorial symbol, Masoretic notes
at the end of Deuteronomy.
Hanno the Carthaginian, remarkable among the ancients
for having sailed round the Cape of Good Hope, Isa. ii.

13-16.

Haphtorah, see Sections of the Law and Prophets.
Haradah, the twentieth station of the Israelites in the wilder-
ness, Num. xxxiii. 24.

Hardening of Pharaoh's heart, inquiry into the import of this
phrase, Exod. iv. 21. When properly understood, gives
not the least countenance to the doctrine of unconditional
election and reprobation, ibid. Exod. ix. 15, et in fine.
Hardicanute, quotation from the old ballad of, relative to
predatory excursions, Job v., in fine.

Hardy, publisher of a Greek Testament with notes, General
Preface, p. 7.

Hareth, an eminent Arabian poet, Psa. lx., in principio.
Harlot, conjectures respecting the origin of this word, Gen.
Xxxiv. 31.

Harmer, (Rev. Mr.) author of a very useful work, entitled
"Observations on various Passages of Scripture," General
Preface, p. 9.

Harpocrates, the god of silence, represented with his finger
compressing his upper lip, Job xxi. 5.

Hart, reason assigned by Elian, Appian, Nicander, and Pliny,
why this animal more than any other thirsts for the waters,
Psa. xlii., in fine. Ridiculous assertion of several of the
primitive fathers relative to this animal, ibid.
Harvest-field, Homer's description of the labours of a, as
represented by Vulcan on one compartment of the shield
which he made for Achilles, Ruth ïï. 5.
Harvest-home, probable origin of this custom, Exod. xxii.

Hashmonah, the twenty-fifth station of the Israelites in the
wilderness, conjecture respecting, Num. xxxiii. 29.
Hassan Sabat, anecdote respecting, Gen. xxxiv. 24.
Hauck, the flight of this bird wonderfully swift, Job xxxix.
26. Instances produced, ibid. From the swiftness of
this bird the Egyptians, in their hieroglyphics, made it the
emblem of the wind, ibid.

Hayemim,, rendered mules, numerous conjectures
respecting its import, Gen. xxxvi. 24.

Hazeroth, the thirteenth station of the Israelites in the wilder-
ness, where situated, according to Dr. Shaw, Num. xxxiii.

Head, putting dust upon the, a mark of deep affliction and
distress, Josh. vii. 6.

Heathen rites, enumeration of, which greatly resemble those
contained in the Jewish worship, Exod. xxv., in fine;
xxvii., in fine.

Hebrew manuscripts, account of, formerly in the possession
of the Rev. Cornelius Schulting, a Protestant minister at
Amsterdam, Isa. lxvi., in fine.

Hebrew moneys, table of the, Exod. xxxviii. 24.
Hebrews, whence these people are supposed to have derived

their name, Gen. x. 21. Highly probable that the language
of this people was the only one spoken in the earth till the
time of Peleg, ibid.

Hebron, conjecture why so named, Josh. xiv. 15, xx. 7
Hegiage, remarkable harangue of this prince to his people,
Job xxxiv., in fine. Singular anecdote respecting, as re-
lated by Jami in his Baharistan, ibid.

Helen compared by Theocritus to a horse in a Thessalian
chariot, Song i. 9.

Hell, whence derived, and what it now imports, 1 Sam. ii. 6.
Mohammed's description of hell, Psa. xi. 6.

Hennah, Hasselquist's description of this plant, Deut. xxi. 12.
How the leaves of this plant are prepared by the Indians
for the purpose of staining with a beautiful reddish yellow
the nails of their fingers and toes, and other parts of their
bodies, ibid.

Henry, (Dr.) his account of the English dress in the reign
of Edward III., Lev. xix. 19.

Henry, (Rev. Matthew) author of a very extensive and pop-
lar commentary on the whole Scriptures, General Preface,
p. 8.

Heraldry, whence it probably originated, Dan. viii. 4.
Herbert, advice of, respecting the spirit in which religious
disputation should be always conducted, Job xx., in fine.
Herculaneum and Pompeii, observations on the ruins of,
2 Chron. xxxiv. 12.

Hercules, statue of, mentioned by Cicero as having its chin
and lips considerably worn by the frequent kissing of its
worshippers, 1 Kings xix. 18.

Hercules and Samson, parallel between, traced by M. de
Lavaur, Judg. xvi., in fine.

Herodotus, his account of the mode of embalming among the
Egyptians, Gen. 1. 2. His description of the principal
annual feast held by the Egyptians in honour of Diana,
Exod. x. 9. In what the dress of the Babylonians con-
sisted, according to this writer, Dan. iii. 21.
Heroopolis, thought to be the same with Goshen, Gen. xlvi.

28.

Herschel, see Georgium Sidus.

Hertham or Herthum, an object of idolatrous worship among
our Saxon ancestors, Exod. xxv., in fine. Whence the
name of this idol is plainly derived, ibid.
Hewers of wood and drawers of water, Harmer's observations
on the condemnation of the Gibeonites to this employment,
Josh. ix. 23. In what the disgrace of it consisted, ibid.
Hhadesi, a people of Arabia, living in cities, Isa. xlii. 11.
Hidden chambers of the south, a phrase supposed to allude to

those constellations around the antarctic pole which never
appear above the horizon of Arabia, Job xxiii. 9.
Hiel the Bethelite, thoughts on his rebuilding of Jericho,
1 Kings xvi. 34.

Hieroglyphics of Scripture, explanation of the, Introduction
to Isaiah.

Highlanders, Sir Walter Scott's account of their superstitious
modes of inquiring into faturity, Isa. lxv. 3.
High place of Isaac, where situated, Amos vii. 9. Demo-
lished by Josiah, 2 Kings xxiii. 8; Amos vii. 9.
High priest, consecration of the, among the Romans, bore a
considerable resemblance to the consecration of the Jewish
high priest, Lev. viii. 23. A long quotation from Aurelius
Prudentius in attestation of this circumstance, ibid.

Highwayman, singular case of the conversion of a, Job xxiv.,
in fine.

Hin, some account of this Hebrew measure of capacity,
Exod. xvi. 16, xxix. 40.

Hind, natural history of the, Job xxxix. 1-4. Remarkable
longevity attributed to some individuals, Job xxxix. 1.
Hindoos, remarkable law among these people respecting mar-
riage, Gen. xxix. 26.

Hinnom, valley of the son of, where situated, Josh. xv. 8.
Appears to have been the receptacle of all the filth and
impurities which were carried out of Jerusalem, ibid.
Continual fires are supposed to have been kept up in this
valley to consume those impurities, and prevent infection,
ibid.; and see 2 Kings xxiii. 10. The rites of Moloch are
said to have been performed in this valley, 2 Kings xxiii.
10; Isa. xxx. 33, lxvi. 24.

Hippopotamus, or river horse, natural history of the, Job xl. 15.
Supposed by some to be the behemoth of Scripture, ibid.

Hitopodesa, Sir William Jones's account of the, Judg. ix.,
in fine.

Hittites, where these people were situated, Josh. iii. 10.
Hivites, where these people were situated, Josh. ñi. 10.
Hoar-frost, phenomena of the, Job xxxviii. 29. Their causes
not yet well ascertained, ibid.

Holiness unto the Lord, observations on this inscription upon
the high priest's forehead, Exod. xxviii. 36.
Holinshed's account of the condition of the English and
French armies previous to the battle of Agincourt, Esth.

iii. 7.

Holocaust, account of the, Lev. i. 8.

Homage, Eastern modes of, Isa. xlix. 23, li. 23.

Homer, some account of this Hebrew measure of capacity,
Exod. xvi. 16. In what it differed from the omer, ibid.
Lev. xxvii. 16.

Homer, cities which claimed the honour of giving birth to this
celebrated Greek poet, Preface to Job.

Honey-comb, flavour of the honey in the, much finer than after
it has been expressed from it, and exposed to the action
of the air, Prov. xxiv. 13.

Hoop-net, among the Goths, what, Job xix. 6.

Hor, the thirty-third station of the Israelites in the wilderness,
remarkable for the death of Aaron, Num. xxxiii. 37.
Horace, sentiment of, respecting the training up of children,
not unlike that celebrated one of Solomon, Prov. xxii. 6.
His description of the commonwealth of Rome under the
emblem of a beautiful ship, Ezek. xxvii. 4.

Horatius Caius, daughters of, remarkable for having six
fingers on each hand, 2 Sam. xxi. 20.
Hor-hagidgad, the twenty-eighth station of the Israelites in
the wilderness, conjecture why so named, Num. xxxiii.

32.

Horites, where this ancient people resided, Isa. ii. 19-21.
Horn, its symbolical import, Deut. xxxiii. 17; 1 Sam. ii. 1;
Job xvi. 15; Psa. lxxv. 10; Lam. ii. 3; Dan. vii. 7;
Amos vi. 13. Frequently worn on crowns and helmets,
Job xvi. 15. Bruce's description of that worn by the
Abyssinian chiefs, ibid.

Horne, (Rev. Dr.) author of an excellent commentary on the
Psalms, General Preface, p. 10.

Hornet, natural history of the, Exod. xxiii. 28.
Horse, among the ancient Asiatics used only for war, Prov.
xxi. 31. Because of his swiftness and utility, formerly
dedicated to the sun, 2 Kings xxiii. 11. Extract from the
Guardian of 1713, containing a critique on the description
of the horse in the book of Job compared with similar de-
scriptions in Homer and Virgil, Job xxxix. 19. Why the
horse is one of the most timid of animals, Job xxxix. 20.
How brought to bear the din of arms and the thundering
cannon, ibid.
Price of a horse in the time of Solomon,

2 Chron. i. 17.
Hosea, time of his prophesying, and a sketch of his life, Intro-
duction to Hosea, and chap. i., in principio.

Host of God, a Hebraism for an exceedingly numerous army,

1 Chron. xii. 22.

Hostilities, commencement of, among the ancients signified
by casting into the country to be invaded a dart, spear, or
arrow, 2 Kings xiii. 17.

Houbigant, some account of this very celebrated Hebrew
critic, Gen. Preface, p. 6. His table of the booty taken
by the Israelites from the Midianites, with its division
among the soldiers and people, and the proportion given by
cach to the Lord and to the Levites, Num. xxxi. 32,
Hours, Jewish day divided into, Exod. xii. 6.
House, warming the, a custom observed in some parts of
England, Deut. xx. 5.

20.

Houses in the East, how generally constructed, Deut. xxii.
8; Josh. ii. 6; 1 Sam. ix. 25; İsa. xxii. 1.
Houses of the soul, what meant by this expression, Isa. iii.
Hugo de Sancto Claro, or Hugo Cardinalis, author of the
division of the books of the Holy Scriptures into chapters,
Introduction to Ezra.

Huldah, the prophetess, Dr. Priestley's judicious remark re-
specting her Divine call, 2 Kings xxii. 14.

Human body, thoughts on the wonderful construction of the,
Psa. cxxxix. 14-16.

Human events, thoughts on the contingency of, Hos. xiv. 1.

Human friendship, striking view of the fickleness of, as given
by Mr. Heath, Job xlii. 11.

Human knowledge, thoughts on the great imperfection of,
even in the wisest men, Job iv., in fine.
Human victims offered, on extraordinary occasions, by almost
all nations to their gods, Deut. xii. 31; 2 Kings iii. 27.
Method by which the rabbins account for the horrible sa-
crifice of the eldest son of the king of Moab in the time
of Elisha, 2 Kings iii. 27.

Hunger, particular effects of, upon the animal system, Psa.
cix. 24.

Hunter, (Dr.) his theory respecting the vitality of the blood,
Lev. xvii. 11.

Hunting, various arts and methods practised in, Job xviii. 9;
Isa. xxiv. 17, 18. Account of a treatise on, by Tuber-
ville, Psa. xvii., in fine.

Husband, its derivation and original import, Gen. ix. 20.
Hycsos, or king-shepherds, account of the, Gen. xliii. 32,
xlvi. 34.

Hydrogen, a constituent part of water, Gen. vii. 11, viii. 1;
Job xxxviii. 26; Jer. x. 13.

Hydrus, terrible effects with which the bite of this serpent is
accompanied, Num. xxi. 6.

Hygeia, a certain mixture of flour mingled with oil and wine,
used as a charm against sickness, Lev. ii. 1.
Hykes, among the Arabs, what, Exod. xx. 34, xxii. 26;
Judg. xiv. 12.

Hypocrite, description of the, in Scripture sense of the term,
Job. viii. 13, xxxvi. 13.

Hyppolitus, account of this commentator of the third century,
General Preface, p. 4.

Hyssop, its description and medicinal properties, Exod. xii.

22.

x. 2.

I.

Iberians, conjecture concerning the origin of this people, Gen.
Ibex, or mountain goat, natural history of the, Job xxxix. 1.
Ice, supposed to be the natural state of water, Job xxxviii.
29. Specific gravity of ice, ibid. To what the rarefaction
of ice is thought to be owing, ibid.
Ichnograph of the temple, with elevations, sections, and spe-
cifications, of every part, given by David to Solomon,
1 Chron. xxvii. 11.

Icknild or Ricknild-street, where situated, Job xxiii. 11.
Iddo the seer, author of a history of the reign of Solomon,
the whole of which work is lost, except some slight frag-
ments preserved in the books of Kings and Chronicles,
1 Kings xi. 41.

Idolatrous practices among the Jews, Isa. lxv. 3, 4, 11.
Idolatry, origin of, as stated by Maimonides, Gen. iv. 26.
The sacred writers generally large and eloquent upon the
subject of idolatry, treating it with great severity, and set-
ting forth its absurdity in the strongest light, Isa. xliv. 12.
Citations from Horace and Juvenal, in which idolatry is
very severely ridiculed, Psa. cxv. 4; Isa. xliv. 12.
Idyl, definition of the, Introduction to Solomon's Song, p. 2.
'lepodovλoi yuvaikes, who, Gen. xxxviii. 21.
Ije-abarim, the thirty-seventh station of the Israelites in the
wilderness, why probably so named, Num. xxxiii. 44.
Iliad of Homer, what verse in the, in the opinion of Alexan-
der the Great, the most correct in sentiment, 1 Sam. ix.
16. Quotation of a line in this poem in which the rolling
up of the waves into a swell, and the break of the top of
the swell, and its dash upon the shore, are surprisingly re-
presented, Psa, xlii. 7, Very remarkable passage on the
subject of prayer, Psa. lxxxviii. 2.
Citation of a passage

in which the ancient pagan notion relative to the cause of
good and evil is exhibited, Isa. li. 21.
Illuminated manuscripts, account of, Psa. Ix., in principio.
Image of God, what is meant by man being made in this
similitude, Gen. i. 26.

Image of jealousy, various conjectures concerning the, Ezek.

particularly rested, were anciently made of gold, silver,
ivory, wax, clay, &c., under certain configurations of the
heavens, and set up in some appointed place, that the evils
thus represented might be driven away, 1 Sam. vi., in fine.
Images of the gods, among rude people made of wood, Judg.
Account of several ancient Egyptian images of
Isis, Osiris, Anubis, &c., in the author's possession, Ezek.
i. 7.

vi. 26.

Immanuel, a name given to the Messiah, Isa. vii. 15,
Impaling, horrible punishment of, described, Esth. ii. 23.
Imprecation, form of, used by the Romans and Albans in their
solemn leagues, Gen. xv. 10.

Impressions of various kinds indelibly made on the arms,
breast, and other parts, by the inhabitants of the East,
Cant. viii. 6.

Imreth,, its derivation and import, Lev. xxvi. 15. Dis-
tinction between imreth or imrath, and dabar,
both sometimes indifferently rendered word in our version,
Psa. exix., in principo.

Incantations, forins of, which were used to induce the tutelary
gods to forsake the cities, &c., over which they were repu-
ted to preside, and to devote cities and whole armies to
destruction, Num. xxii. 6.

Incense, manner of burning, among the Jews, Lev. x. 1.
Indago, or Snare, description of the, as made by the ancients,
Isa. xxiv. 17, 18.

In exitu Israel, Anglo-Saxon version of this Psalm at full
length, Psa, cxiv., in fine.

Infant, reflections on the manner in which it extracts the
milk from the breast of its mother, Psa. viii. 2.
Infernum Poeticum of the Hebrews, Isa. xiii., in principio.
Inhabitants, probable number of, in the world at the time of
Abel's murder, Gen. iv. 15.

Inn, no such place of entertainment in the desert of Arabia,
Gen. xlii. 27; Jer. ix. 2. The Hebrew word so translated,
what it imports, ibid.
Inscriptions, Eastern, frequently in relievo, Dent. xxviij. 2.
Account of one of these inscriptions in the author's pos-
session, ind. Remarkable inscription which Sesostris
caused to be put on all the temples which he built in Egypt,
1 Kings ix, 21.

Insurrection in England, chiefly under the direction of Wat
Tyler, history of the, Num. xxv. 8.

Interment, Asiatic mode of, for princes, saints, and nobles,
Job xxi. 33.

Invested with an office, origin of this phrase, Exod. xxix. 5;
Num. xx. 26.

Investigate, two derivations of this word, Psa. Ixiv. 6. Dis-
tinction between investigate and ransack, ibid.

Ionians of Asia Minor, whence these people had their origin,
Gen. x. 2.

Iphigenia, sucrifice of, supposed by M. De Lavaur and others
to be a fable founded on the Scripture history of Jephthah's
daughter, Judg. xi., in fine. Parallel between Jephthah
and Iphigenia, as drawn up by M. De Lavaur, ibid.
Ireland not infested with any venomous creature, 1 Sam. vi.,
in fine. Reason given by superstition for this fact, ibid.
Iron, the ancient Gauls had no method of hardening this metal,
Psa. lxxxix. 43.

Iron, red hot, trial by, a species of ordeal among the ancient
Greeks and modern Hindoos, Num. v., in fine.

Iron age, degeneracy of man in the, as described by a heathen
poet, Job xxviii. 11.

Irony, instance of, quoted from. Ovid, Job ii. 9.

Isaac, why so named, Gen. xvii. 17. Character of this patri-
arch, Gen. xxxv., in fine.

Isaiah, Vitringa's observations on the work of this prophet,
Introduction to Isaiah: Calmet's division of the subjects
contained in Isaiah, Introduction to Isaiah.
Ish,, and Ishah,, observations on these words,
Gen. ii. 23. Very remarkable distinction between
Adam, and ish, which are rendered man in our version,
Psa. Ixii. 9. In what they both differ from
another word for man in the Hebrew, ibid.
Ish debarim, a man of words, import of this
Hebrew periphrasis, Exod. iv. 10.

Ishmael, its derivation and import, Gen. xvi. 11.

enosh,

Isis, an Egyptian goddess of great celebrity, Exod. xii., in
fine. Worshipped under the form of a heifer, Num. xix. 2;

Jer. xlvi. 20. The priests of this idol share their heads
close to the skin, Ezek. xliv. 20.

Isles of the Gentiles, very generally supposed to be a Hebrew
periphrasis for Europe, Gen. x. 5.

Ismed, a powder with which the women of Barbary blacken
the middle of their eyelids, 2 Kings ix. 30. Their method
of doing it, as described by Russel, ibid.

Israel, why the patriarch Jacob was so named, Gen. xxxii.
28. This term often used by Ezekiel for the Jetes, exclu-
sively of the TEN tribes carried into captivity by Shalmane-
ser, Ezek. vi. 2.

Israelites, observations on the travels of these people through
the wilderness, Exod. xl., in fine. Scheuchzer's observa-
tions and calculations relative to the prodigious multiplica-
tion of the children of Israel in Egypt, Nuin. i. 46. Their
order of marching in the wilderness, Num. x. 14.
Israelitish camp in the wilderness, Scheuchzer's plan of the,
with a diagram, Num. ii., in fine.
Issachar, why so named, Gen. xxx. 18.
Italian proverb, in which the falsity diffused through the re-
generate nature of man is finely expressed, Psa. cxvi. 11.
Italy, Mezeray's account of a very dreadful storm of hail in,
accompanied with a horrible darkness, Exod. ix. 18.
Itinerant ministry, remarkable account of the, established by
Jehoshaphat for the diffusion of the worship of God through-
out his kingdom, 2 Chron. xvii. 7-9. Observations on a
similar itinerant system established in these kingdoms by
the late Rev. John Wesley, A. M., ibid.
Itureans, from whom descended, Gen. xxv. 14.
Ivory house, what probably meant by this expression, Amos
iii. 15.

J.

Jabbok, from whom this brook took its name, according to
Calmet, Gen. xxv. 2.

Jabesh-gilead, remarks of a literary friend upon the inhabit-
ants of this place taking the bodies of Saul and his sons
from the wall of Beth-shan, and burning them in Jabesh,
1 Chron. x., in fine.

Jabez, great discordances in the versions in their rendering
of the sacred text relative to this man, 1 Chron. iv. 9.
Observations on the prayer of Jabez, 1 Chron. iv., in fine.
Jackal or Shiagal, howlings of the, by night most lamentable,
Mic. i. 8. Hasselquist's account of this animal, Isa. i. 8.
Jacob, why so named, Gen. xxv. 26. Dr. Kennicott's re-
marks relative to the time spent by this patriarch in the
service of his father-in-law Laban in Mesopotamia, Gen,
· xxxi., in fine.. Character of this patriarch, Gen. xlix., in
fine.

Jaddua, stratagem of, by which Jerusalem was prevented
from being destroyed by Alexander, Eccles. ix. 14; Zech.

ix. 8.

Jacl, thoughts on her conduct towards Sisera, Judg. iv., in fine.
Jah,, a name of God, inquiry into its import, Exod. xv. 2.
Jamaica, remarkable phenomena occasioned by an earth-
quake in this island, Psa. xviii. 15.

Jami Jemsheed or The Cup of Jemsheed, traditions concern-
ing, Gen. xliv. 5.

Jao, law, evidently a corruption of Jehovah, frequent on
Egyptian monuments, Exod. iii. 15.

Japheth, remarkable coincidence between the name of this
son of Noah and the political condition of his posterity,
Gen. ix., in fine. Japheth supposed to have been the same
with the Japetus of the Greeks, Gen. x. 2.

Jarchi or Isaaki, (Rabbi Solomon) account of this commenta-
tor, General Preface, p. 2.

Jarmain or Mishnical Doctors, some account of the, Intro-

duction to Ezra.

Jasher, book of, possibly the same with the book of the wars
of the Lord mentioned by Moses, Num. xxi. 14.
Jasper, some account of this precious stone, Exod. xxviii. 17.
Java, eldest son of the emperor of, who was reigning in 1648,
remarkable for having six fingers on each hand, and six tocs
on each foot, 2 Sam. xxi. 20.
Jayadeva, Songs of, given at full length. See Song of Solo-
mon, in fine.

Jebusites, the ancient inhabitants of Jerusalem, Josh. iii. 10.
Jehoram, king of Judah, remarks on the writing said to have
been sent to him from Elijah the prophet, 2 Chron. xxi. 12.

Jupiter and Semele, fable of, whence it originated, Exod.

xxxiii. 20.

Jupiter Brontes, or Jupiter Keraunos, always represented
with forked or zigzag lightnings in his hand, Hab. iii. 4.
Juror, among the Jews, lifted up his right hand to heaven,
Ezek. xx. 5.

Justification by faith, without any merit of works, shown to
be a doctrine of Scripture, Gen. xv. 6, xxviii. 4, xlviii..14;
Job ix. 3; Mic. vi. 8.

Justus, bishop of Orgelitanum, account of this commentator,
General Preface, p. 4.

Juvenal, excellent advice of, with respect to putting confi-
dence in the Divinity, Psa. xxxvii. 7. Remarkable passages
from this Roman poet, in which is described the miserable
condition of the Jews after the destruction of their polity
by the Romans, Psa. cix. 11..

K.

Kab, some account of this Hebrew measure of capacity,
Exod. xvi. 16; 2 Kings vi. 25.

Kadim, or the cast wind, a very stormy wind in the Levant,
supposed to be the same with that called by the Greeks
Euroclydon, Job xv. 2.

Karkor,, rendered in our version as the name of a place,
significs more probably rest, Judg. viii. 10.

Kasheth, or The Song of the Bow, exquisite excellences of
the, pointed out, 2 Sam. i., in fine. Dr. Kennicott's Latin
version of this song, ibid.

Kadesh, one of the cities of refuge, import of the name, Josh.

קדשה

xx. 7.
Kedeshah, rendered harlot in our version, inquiry into
its precise import, Gen. xxxviii. 21.
Keeumras, the first king of the Peeshdadian dynasty, accord-
ing to the Persian historians, Gen. xiv. 1. Possibly the
same with the Chedorlaomer of Scripture, ibid.
Kehelathah, the eighteenth station of the Israelites in the wil-
derness, Num. xxxiii. 22.

Keimah,, rendered the Pleiades, of very uncertain im-
port, Job ix., in fine.

Kennicott, (Dr.) his account of the great differences in the
Hebrew and Samaritan copies with respect to the history
of the first seven Egyptian plagues, Exod. xi., in fine.
Observations of this great Biblical critic upon the four hun-
dred and thirty years' sojourning of the children of Israel,
Exod. xii. 40. His removal of some difficulties in the book
of Numbers, chap. xxi., in fine. Reasons advanced by
him to show that from the twelfth to the thirty-first verse
(both inclusive) of the seventeenth chapter of the first book
of Samuel is an interpolation of some rabbin, 1 Sam. xvii.,
in fine.
His translation of that portion of the sacred his-
'tory which gives an account of David's taking from the
Jebusites the strong hold of Zion, 2 Sam. v. 6-8. His
remarks upon the catalogue of David's mighty men of va-
lour, as given in two different portions of Scripture, 1 Chron.
xi. 11. His reasons for the supposition that the first four-
teen verses of the fortieth chapter of Job are transposed,
Job xl., in fine.

Kepler, curious notion of, relative to the animation of the
whole material universe, Neh. ix. 6.

Kerchief, derivation and import of this word, Ezek. xiii. 18.
Kermes oak, a shrub growing in Provence and Languedoc,
why so named, Isa. i. 18.

Kermez, or summer fig, some account of the, by Dr. Shaw,
Isa. xxviii. 4.

Kernaw, the ancient name for Cornwall, Isa. v. 1. Its import
in the ancient British and Phoenician languages, ibid.
Kerub, or 3, translated cherub, derivation and import
of the word, Gen. iii. 24.

Kesil,, rendered Orion, of very uncertain import, Job
ix., in fine.

הקץ

Kesitah, a word of doubtful signification, Gen. xxxiii. 19.
Kethem, n, its derivation and import, Job xxviii. 16.
Kethubim, same as Hagiographa, see Zech. vii. 7.
Kets, beautiful paronomasia on this word, Ezek. vii. 6.
Hakets, the end, personified, ibid.
Keys of the ancients, description of the, Isa. xxii. 2.
borne on the shoulder, a mark of office, ibid.
Khondemir's fabulous relation respecting Job, Preface to Job.
Khosroo, a verse in this Persian poet very similar to a pas-

When

sage in Job. See Job xiv. 10. Citation of a very beauti-
ful passage, in which the poet deplores the loss of all his
friends, Psa. lxxxviii. 18.

Kibroth-hattaavah, the twelfth station of the Israelites in the
wilderness, some account of, Num. xxxiii. 16.

Kidneys of wheat, inquiry into the meaning of this phrase,
Deut. xxxii. 14.

Kikayon,, rendered gourd, probably the ricinus, or
palma Christi, Jonah iv. 6.

Kimchi, (Rabbi David) account of this comentatator, General
Preface, p. 3.

King, manner of the, which God commanded Samuel to show
to the Israelites, Puffendorf's excellent observations con-
cerning the, 1 Sam. viii. 9.

King can do no wrong, on what ground this political maxim
in our laws is formed, 2 Sam. xix. 43.

King of terrors, an epithet given to death (either literally or
substantially) by the ancient Greeks and Romans, Job xviii.
14. The words so rendered in the book of Job shown not
to contain the sense of the original, ibid.
King's mowings, what to be understood by this expression,

Amos vii. 1.

Kings, books of the, this portion of holy writ generally sup-

posed to have been compiled by Ezra, Preface to 1 Kings.
Kings, folly of, to have foreigners for their valets and most
confidential servants, 2 Chron. xxiv. 26.

Kings of Israel, how the ceremonies of their proclamation
and anointing were probably performed, 1 Kings i. 35.
Kings of Israel and Judah, years of the reigns of the, syn-
chronically arranged, from the commencement of the reigns
of Rehoboam and Jeroboam to the destruction of the king-
dom of Israel by Shalmaneser, 2 Chron., in fine
Kinnor, rendered harp, what it imports, Gen. iv. 21;
1 Sam. x. 5; Job xxi. 12; Psa. lxxxi. 2. The testudo,
or lyre with three strings, according to Calmet, Psa.
xxxiii. 2.

Kir, thought to be the same with the country of Cyrene,
Amos i. 5.

Kir-haraseth, the royal city of the Moabites, 2 Kings iii. 25;
Isa. xvi. 7, 11..

Kirjath-arba, or City of the Four, conjectures why so named,
Gen. xxiii. 2; Josh. xv. 15:

Kishon, some account of this brook, Judg. iv. 6.
Kissing the beard, the neck, and the shoulders, in use among
the Asiatics to the present day, Gen. xlv. 14.
Kissing the hand often practised by idolaters in honour of
their divinities, 1 Kings xix. 18. How this ceremony was
performed, ibid. Kissing the hand shown to be derived
from and synonomous with adoration, ibid.
Knave, ancient and modern imports of this word, Psa. lxxxvi.

16, cxiii. 1.

Kneading troughs of the Arabs, description of the, Exod. xii.

34.

Kneeling ever considered to be the proper posture of suppli-
cation, Exod. ix. 29; 1 Kings viii. 22. If the person to
whom the supplication was addressed was within reach, the
supplicant caught him by the knees, ibid.

Knight, great stature of two brothers of this name, who were
born in the same township with the author, 1 Sam. xvii.,
in fine.

Knives of rock, stone, or flint, common among the ancients,
Josh. v. 2.

Koheleth, derivation and import of this word, Eccles. i. 1.
Korah and his company, probable allusion in the book of Job
to the destruction of, Job xx. 26, 27, 28.
Koran, for what excellences it possesses it is principally in-
debted to the sacred Scriptures, Exod. xx., in fine; Num.
iii. 1; Deut. xxxiv., in fine. The Mohammedans never
write the Koran upon vellum or skin of any kind, Ezek.
xliv. 17. Copies of the Koran frequently highly illumina-
ted, Psa. Ix., in principio. Citation of a beautiful passage
from the Koran, which is said to have been the means of
converting Labid, an Arabian poet, to Mohammedanism,
Isa. viii. 21.

Korban, import of this word, Lev. i. 2.
Kparandov, a term importing rather the fringe, than the hem
of a Jewish garment, Num. xvi. 38.
Krebsius, (Jo Tobias) an eminent Biblical critic, General
Preface, p. 12.