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הוּא

huhe/she/itHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPronoun1,879 occurrences39 books1,692 verses

Definition

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Traditional renderings: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הוּא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,879 total
  1. Numbers 11:34הַה֖וּא · that
    So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
  2. Numbers 12:7הֽוּא׃ · he
    But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
  3. Numbers 13:18הִ֑וא · is like; הוּא֙; ה֖וּא
    See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
  4. Numbers 13:19הוּא֙ · they; הִ֖וא; הוּא֙ · they
    Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
  5. Numbers 13:20הִ֜וא
    Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
  6. Numbers 13:24הַה֔וּא · that
    Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
  7. Numbers 13:27הִ֖וא · it
    And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
  8. Numbers 13:31ה֖וּא · they
    But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
  9. Numbers 13:32הִ֔וא
    So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
  10. Numbers 14:1הַהֽוּא׃ · and that
    Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
  11. Numbers 14:8הִ֛וא
    If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.
  12. Numbers 14:41וְהִ֖וא · This
    But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!
  13. Numbers 14:45הַה֑וּא · in that
    Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.
  14. Numbers 15:25הִ֔וא · [the sin]
    The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
  15. Numbers 15:30ה֣וּא · That; הַהִ֖וא
    But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
  16. Numbers 15:31הַהִ֖וא
    He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
  17. Numbers 16:7ה֣וּא · the one
    …and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
  18. Numbers 16:11ה֔וּא · is he
    Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
  19. Numbers 16:40ה֔וּא · is
    …just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
  20. Numbers 18:9ה֖וּא · [that part] belongs
    A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
  21. Numbers 18:16הֽוּא׃ · which
    You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.
  22. Numbers 18:19הִוא֙ · It
    All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
  23. Numbers 18:23ה֗וּא
    The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
  24. Numbers 18:31הוּא֙ · it
    And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.
  25. Numbers 19:9הִֽוא׃ · this [is]
    Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.
  26. Numbers 19:12ה֣וּא · He
    He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.
  27. Numbers 19:13הַהִ֖וא · That
    Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
  28. Numbers 19:15הֽוּא׃
    …and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
  29. Numbers 19:20הַהִ֖וא · himself; הֽוּא׃ · he
    But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
  30. Numbers 21:16הִ֣וא
    From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”
  31. Numbers 21:26הִ֑וא · who; וְה֣וּא
    Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.
  32. Numbers 21:33ה֧וּא · them
    Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
  33. Numbers 22:3ה֑וּא · they
    …and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.
  34. Numbers 22:4הַהִֽוא׃ · at that
    So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
  35. Numbers 22:5וְה֥וּא
    …he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
  36. Numbers 22:6הוּא֙ · they
    So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
  37. Numbers 22:12הֽוּא׃ · they
    But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”
  38. Numbers 22:22הוּא֒ · Balaam; וְהוּא֙ · Balaam
    Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
  39. Numbers 23:6ה֖וּא · who
    So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.
  40. Numbers 23:19הַה֤וּא · Does He
    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  41. Numbers 24:24ה֖וּא · but they
    Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
  42. Numbers 25:15הֽוּא׃פ
    And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.