Haunt (3) a Habit, Custom, Habitation, Or Place of Frequent Abode

KJV ENGLISH LECTURE 16 VOCABULARY

Haunt (3) “place of frequent abode” It is from the French word ‘hanter’, “to frequent”. To ‘haunt’ means the act of frequenting a particular place.

The perversions replaced ‘haunt’ with such interesting words as: ‘roamed’, ‘hideout’, ‘accustomed to go’, and ‘accustomed to rove’. Even more interesting is the NKJV inserting the archaic ‘haunts’ for ‘habitations’, and the NRSV use of ‘haunt’ for ‘habitation’, ‘place’, ‘hold’, and ‘cage’. The ‘contemporary’ NIV uses the ancient word ‘haunt’ 8 times where it is not found in the KJV. 1 Sam 23:22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

Heath (2) “open uncultivated land” Similar to ‘wilderness’; the most common shrub in a wilderness has been termed a ‘heath’. Our word ‘heathen’ initially meant ‘one who dwells on the heath’.

The NIV, NASB, and NKJV replaced it with words such as: ‘bush’, ‘juniper’, and ‘shrub’. The NRSV chose ‘shrub’ and the bizarre ‘wild ass’. Jer 48:6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

Hin (22) ‘about 1.5 gallons” About a sixth part of an Ephah. Num 28:14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

Hind(s) (10) “a female deer” The modern versions used ‘doe’ and ‘deer’ interchangably for ‘hind(s)’, but the NASB carelessly left ‘hinds’ in the text 5 times. Jer 14:5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.

Hither(to) (85) “here, to or towards, until now” 1 Sam 14:18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. John 16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Hoar(y) (9) “gray or white with age” It is from the Old English word ‘har’, “gray”.

Prov 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Job 38:29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?