GOVERNOR. In James 3: 4 this is used in the obsolete sense of a pilot of a ship.

Paul, in Gal. 4: 1, 2 writes `the heir as long as he is a child . . . . . is under tutors and

governors, until the time appointed of the father'. "Tutors and Governors" is better

translated `guardians and trustees'. We have `the governor of the feast' in connection

with the marriage at Cana. He was the same as `the ruler of the feast' (John 2: 8, 9)

which is equivalent today of the head waiter or steward whose duty was to manage all the

details and procedures of the wedding breakfast.

GRUDGE.  This word originally meant to murmur, grumble or complain from an

earlier variant `grutch' which corresponds to the modern colloquial `grouse'.  In

James 5: 9 the A.V. reads "Grudge not one against another", meaning "do not grumble

against one another".  In Psa. 59: 6, 7, 14, 15 the Psalmist compares his enemies to

dogs and says, "let them wander up and down for meat and grudge if they be not

satisfied". This does not make sense today. The R.S.V. gives the meaning more clearly:

"they roam about for food and growl if they do not get their fill".

HABERGEON. This means a coat of mail. In the Authorized Version this word is

used for three Hebrew words, but it only properly applies to one, shiryon, which occurs in

II Chron. 26: 14 and Neh. 4: 16.

HAP means chance or fortune either good or bad. The good meanings cluster round

the related words happy, happily, happiness. The neutral ones are linked with such words

as happen, happening, haply, perhaps. In Ruth 2: 3 the A.V. renders the sentence "her

hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz". Put in modern English, this

would be "she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz". "Haply"

means perchance or perhaps.

HARDLY in 1611 meant `with difficulty'. "How hardly shall they that have riches

enter into the kingdom of God" (Mark 10: 23) is equivalent to "how hard or difficult it will

be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God".

In Isa. 8: 21 the words `hardly bestead' mean `greatly distressed'. The phrase is

quite obsolete today.

HEADY.  This word means precipitate, headstrong, rash and occurs in the list of

vices of the last days listed in II Tim. 3: 1-5.  The Greek adjective mean reckless,

rushing headlong, and is used in Acts 19: 36 where the town clerk urged the citizens of

Ephesus `to be quiet and do nothing rash'.

HEAVE OFFERING. The Hebrew word is ternmah which the A.V. renders oblation

18 times, offering 28 times, heave offering 24 times.  The term heave offering is