McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hallow

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hallow


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( ÷ָãִùׁ , in Piel; ἀãíéÜæù , to render sacred, set apart, consecrate (Exo_28:38; Exo_39:1; Lev_22:2; Num_5:10). The English word is from the Saxon, and is properly to make holy; hence hallowed persons, things, places, rites, etc.; hence also the name, power, dignity of God is hallowed, that is, reverenced as holy (Mat_6:9). SEE HOLY.