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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35725" /> ==
 
<p> &nbsp;Zechariah 6:14 ("favor"), the same person as [[Josiah]] ("God founds or supports"), &nbsp;Zechariah 6:10. </p>
Hen <ref name="term_43751" />
       
<p> a name for spirits among the Lao-Tseu, in China. They are the souls of those who are neither good nor evil. They are generally friendly to man, and though invisible, they perform many good offices for him. The emperor puts his country under their protection, and he deposes or degrades them if they neglect their duty. </p>
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4331" /> ==
 
<p> ''''' hen ''''' ( חן , <i> ''''' ḥēn ''''' </i> , "favor"). In &nbsp; Zechariah 6:14 , English [[Versions]] of the Bible reads, "And the crowns shall be to [[Helem]] ... and to [[Hen]] the son of Zephaniah." But as this person is called Josiah in &nbsp;Zechariah 6:10 , the Revised Version, margin "and for the kindness of the son of Zephaniah" is probably right, but the text is uncertain. See Josiah . </p>
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<ref name="term_43751"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/hen+(3) Hen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_35725"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/hen+(1) Hen from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_4331"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/hen+(1) Hen from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Hen [1]

a name for spirits among the Lao-Tseu, in China. They are the souls of those who are neither good nor evil. They are generally friendly to man, and though invisible, they perform many good offices for him. The emperor puts his country under their protection, and he deposes or degrades them if they neglect their duty.

References

  1. ↑ Hen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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