heave-offering

(hév’of’ér-ing), n. In the Le- vitieal law, a voluntary offering which when presented before the Lord was ‘heaved’ or elevated by the priest, and became the portion of the priests and their families. ‘The term is also sometimes applied to offerings received for the priests but not actually heaved or elevated. Hence the Hebrew word terwmah, which is rendered heave-offering 22 times, is elsewhere in the Old Testament rendered ‘offering’ (28 times), ‘oblation’ (19 times), ‘gifts’ (once, Prov. xxix. 4), and ‘is offered’ (once, Ezek. xlviii. 12). It is used of the tenths of the tithes paid by the Levites to the priests (Num. xviii. 26-29), of offerings for the fabric, ve els, etc., of the tabernacle (Ex. Xxv., XXxV., xxxvi., etc.), of territory reserved to the priests (Ezek. xly. 1, xlyiii. 8-21), of the offering of a half-shekel or didrachma of atonement-money once a year (Bx. xxx. 13-16: compare Mat. xvii. 24), etc. Thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons. Ex. xxix. 27. heaver (hé’vér), ». One who or that which heaves or lifts. Specifically—(a) One of a cla of men employed about docks to take goods from ve els: generally used in composition: as, coal-heaver. (0) Naut., a smooth round wooden staff, generally from two to three feet long, used for twisting or heaving tight a rope or strap. 106 heaves heaves (hévz),. pl. [Pl. of heave, n.] A disease of horses, characterized by difficult and laborious respiration. Neaveskonidar (hév’sh6l’dér),”. In the Leyitical law, the portion (the right shoulder) of an animal presented as a thank or peace-offering that fell to the priests: so called because offered with a gesture of heaving or elevation. The heave shoulder was the portion a igned to the officiating priest, as the wave-breast was to other priests. heave-shoulder edt, a. High-shouldered. Davies. Captaines that wore a whole antient in a scarfe, which made them goe heave-shouldered. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe (Harl, Misc., VI. 157). heave-thigh (héy’thi), ». In the Levitical sacrificial system, the thigh used as a heave-offering.