Hen

Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet

The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common in Palestine should receive such slight notice is certainly peculiar.

Additional entry

(rest), probably a son of Zephaniah, and apparently the same who is called JOSIAH in (Zechariah 6:10)

In other dictionaries

Read “Hen” in the 2 dictionaries

HenEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Source of the article

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved