King James Bible Dictionary

HERE, adverb

1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there. Behold, here am I. Lodge here this night. Build here seven altars.

2. In the present life or state.

Thus shall you be happy here and more happy hereafter.

3. It is used in making an offer or attempt.

Then here's for earnest.

4. In drinking health.

HERE's to thee, Dick.

It is neither here nor there, it is neither in this place nor in that; neither in one place nor in another.

HERE and there, in one place and another; in a dispersed manner or condition; thinly; or irregularly.

HE'REABOUT'REABOUTS, adverb About this place.

HERE'AFTER, adverb In time to come; in some future time.

1. In a future state.

HERE'AFTER,noun A future state.

'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter

HEREAT', adverb At this. He was offended hereat that is, at this saying, that fact, etc.

HEREBY', adverb By this.

HEREBY we became acquainted with the nature of things.

HERED'ITABLE, adjective [from the root of heir; Latin haereditas.]

That may be inherited. [Not much used. See Inheritable.]

HERED'ITABLY, adverb By inheritance; by right of descent.

The one-house-owners belong hereditably to no private person.

HEREDIT'AMENT, noun [Latin haeres, haeredium. See Heir.]

Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, any thing corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, that may descend to an heir.

A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal hereditament is an ideal right, existing in contemplation of law, issuing out of substantial corporeal property.

HERED'ITARILY, adverb By inheritance; by descent from an ancestor.

HERED'ITARY, adjective

1. That has descended from an ancestor. He is in possession of a large hereditary estate.

2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir; descendible to an heir at law. The crown of Great Britain is hereditary

3. That is or may be transmitted from a parent to a child; as hereditary pride; hereditary bravery; hereditary disease.

Genesis 5:3; Exodus 20:5-6; Exodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18; Numbers 14:33; Job 14:4; Job 21:19; Psalms 37:28; Psalms 51:5; Psalms 58:3; Isaiah 14:20-21; Isaiah 48:8; Isaiah 65:6-7; Jeremiah 31:29-30; Jeremiah 32:18; Ezekiel 18:2; Ezekiel 18:19-20; Matthew 3:9; John 3:6-7; John 9:2; Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22; Ephesians 2:3

HEREIN', adverb In this.

HEREIN is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. John 15:8.

HEREIN'TO, adverb Into this.

HER'EMIT, noun A hermit.

HEREMIT'ICAL, adjective [It should rather be written hermitical.]

Solitary; secluded from society.

HEREOF', adverb Of this; from this.

HEREOF comes it that prince Harry is valiant.

HEREON', adverb On this.

HEREOUT', adverb Out of this place.

Sun.

1. "Mount Heres" (Judges 1:35), Heb. Har-heres, i.e., "sun-mountain;" probably identical with Irshemesh in Joshua 19:41.

2. Isaiah 19:18, marg. (See ON.)

the son; an earthen pot

A mountain.
Judges 1:35

(the sun), (Judges 1:35) a city of Dan, in Mount Ephraim, near Ajalon; possibly identical with Mount Jearim (Ir-shemesh, city of the gun).

a carpenter

A Levite.
1 Chronicles 9:15

(artificer), a Levite attached to the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:15) (B.C. 536.)

HER'ESIARCH, noun s as z. [Gr. heresy, and chief.] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.

HER'ESIARCHY, noun Chief heresy.

From a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect holding the opinion. In the Acts of the Apostles (5:17; 15:5; 24:5, 14; 26:5) it denotes a sect, without reference to its character. Elsewhere, however, in the New Testament it has a different meaning attached to it. Paul ranks "heresies" with crimes and seditions (Galatians 5:20). This word also denotes divisions or schisms in the church (1 Corinthians 11:19). In Titus 3:10 a "heretical person" is one who follows his own self-willed "questions," and who is to be avoided. Heresies thus came to signify self-chosen doctrines not emanating from God (2 Peter 2:1).

Propagandism of, forbidden under severe penalties
1 Chronicles 5:13; Titus 3:10-11; 2 John 1:10-11

Teachers of, among early Christians
Acts 15:24; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:7; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 61:2; Jude 1:3-16; Revelation 2:2

Paul and Silas accused of
Acts 16:20-21; Acts 16:23

Paul accused of
Acts 18:13

Disavowed by Paul
Acts 24:13-16
Teachers, False

HER'ESY, noun [Gr. to take, to hold; Latin haeresis.]

1. A fundamental error in religion, or an error of opinion respecting some fundamental doctrine of religion. But in countries where there is an established church, an opinion is deemed heresy when it differs from that of the church. The Scriptures being the standard of faith, any opinion that is repugnant to its doctrines, is heresy; but as men differ in the interpretation of Scripture, an opinion deemed heretical by one body of christians, may be deemed orthodox by another. In Scripture and primitive usage, heresy meant merely sect, party, or the doctrines of a sect, as we now use denomination or persuasion, implying no reproach.

2. heresy in law, is an offense against christianity, consisting in a denial of some of its essential doctrines, publicly avowed and obstinately maintained.

3. An untenable or unsound opinion or doctrine in politics.

HER'ETIC, noun

1. A person under any religion, but particularly the christian, who holds and teaches opinions repugnant to the established faith, or that which is made the standard of orthodoxy. In strictness, among christians, a person who holds and avows religious opinions contrary to the doctrines of Scripture, the only rule of faith and practice.

2. Any one who maintains erroneous opinions.

HERET'ICAL, adjective Containing heresy; contrary to the established faith, or to the true faith.

HERET'ICALLY, adverb In an heretical manner; with heresy.

HER'ETOCH, noun [Latin duco, dux; Eng. to tug.] Among our Saxon ancestors, the leader or commander of an army, or the commander of the militia in a county or district. This officer was elected by the people in folkmote.

HERETOFO'RE, adverb In times before the present; formerly.

HER'ETOG

HEREUNTO', adverb To this.

HEREUPON', adverb On this.

HEREWITH', adverb With this.

Most of the compounds of here and a preposition, are obsolete or obsolescent, or at least are deemed inelegant. But hereafter and heretofore are in elegant use. Herein and hereby are frequently used in the present version of the Scriptures, and ought not perhaps to be discarded. Indeed some of these words seem to be almost indispensable in technical law language.