h.e.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "he"

Latin

Alternative forms

• h. e.

Phrase

h.e.

1. Synonym of i.e., abbreviation of hoc or hic est: i.e., that is, in other words
   • 1687, Increaſe Mather, “Againſt profane Chriſt-maſs-keeping.”, in A Testimony Against ſeveral Prophane and Superſtitious Customs, Now Practiſed by ſome in New England, The Evil whereof is evinced from the Holy Scriptures, and from the Writings both of Ancient and Modern Divines.‎^[1], London, →OCLC, page 22:

     From theſe conſiderations, ſome of the Jewiſh Rabbins (and Midraſh Ribba) have concluded that Meſſiah ſhoutd be born in Ethanim or Tiſri, h. e. in the 7th Moneth.