Aquifer Open Bible Dictionary (2026) · CC BY-SA 4.0 EN
Hen
A hen is an adult female chicken. Hens were kept as domestic birds for their eggs and meat. Jesus used the picture of a hen gathering her chicks under her wings to describe his desire to protect the people of Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34)
See also Fowl.
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- Easton · 1897Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable…
- Smith · 1863The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so…
- Aquifer · 2026Hen is the King James Version alternate name for Josiah, the son of Zephaniah, in Zechariah…