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(2.) Hebrews nokriyah, the “strange woman” (1 Kings 11:1; Proverbs 5:20; 7:5; 23:27). Those so designated were Canaanites and other Gentiles (Joshua 23:13). To the same class belonged the “foolish”, i.e., the sinful, “woman.”
In the New Testament the Greek pornai, plural, “harlots,” occurs in Matthew 21:31,32, where they are classed with publicans; Luke 15:30; 1 Corinthians 6:15,16; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25. It is used symbolically in Revelation 17:1, 5, 15, 16; 19:2.
•HARNEPHER a chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:36).
•HARNESS (1.) Hebrews ‘asar, “to bind;” hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Samuel 6:7, 10; Jeremiah 46:4, etc.).
(2.) An Old English word for “armour;” Hebrews neshek (2 Chronicles 9:24).
(3.) Hebrews shiryan, a coat of mail (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:33; rendered “breastplate” in Isaiah 59:17).
(4.) The children of Israel passed out of Egypt “harnessed” (Exodus 13:18), i.e., in an orderly manner, and as if to meet a foe. The word so rendered is probably a derivative from Hebrew hamesh (i.e., “five”), and may denote that they went up in five divisions, viz., the van, centre, two wings, and rear-guard.