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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 26:9הֽוּא־ · It
    …and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
  2. Numbers 27:3וְה֨וּא · but he
    “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
  3. Numbers 27:21ה֛וּא · he
    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
  4. Numbers 32:4הִ֑וא
    …which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
  5. Numbers 32:10הַה֑וּא · that
    So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
  6. Numbers 33:36הִ֥וא
    They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
  7. Numbers 33:40וְהֽוּא־
    Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
  8. Numbers 35:16ה֑וּא · he
    If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
  9. Numbers 35:17ה֑וּא
    Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
  10. Numbers 35:18ה֑וּא
    If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
  11. Numbers 35:19ה֥וּא; ה֥וּא · he
    The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
  12. Numbers 35:21ה֑וּא · he
    …or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
  13. Numbers 35:23וְהוּא֙ · but he
    …or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,
  14. Numbers 35:31ה֥וּא
    You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
  15. Numbers 35:33ה֥וּא
    Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
  16. Deuteronomy 1:9הַהִ֖וא · At that
    At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.
  17. Deuteronomy 1:16הַהִ֖וא · At that
    At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
  18. Deuteronomy 1:17ה֑וּא
    Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
  19. Deuteronomy 1:18הַהִ֑וא · And at that
    And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.
  20. Deuteronomy 1:19הַה֜וּא
    And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,
  21. Deuteronomy 1:30ה֖וּא
    The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt
  22. Deuteronomy 1:36ה֣וּא · He
    …except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
  23. Deuteronomy 1:38ה֖וּא; ה֖וּא · he
    Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.
  24. Deuteronomy 1:44הַהוּא֙ · in
    Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
  25. Deuteronomy 2:20הִ֑וא
    (That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.
  26. Deuteronomy 2:32ה֧וּא
    So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
  27. Deuteronomy 2:34הַהִ֔וא · At that
    At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.
  28. Deuteronomy 3:1ה֧וּא
    Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
  29. Deuteronomy 3:4הַהִ֔וא · At that
    At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
  30. Deuteronomy 3:8הַהִוא֙ · At that
    At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
  31. Deuteronomy 3:11הִ֔וא
    (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
  32. Deuteronomy 3:12הַהִ֑וא · at that
    So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
  33. Deuteronomy 3:13הַה֥וּא
    To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
  34. Deuteronomy 3:18הַהִ֖וא · At that
    At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.
  35. Deuteronomy 3:21הַהִ֖וא · at that
    And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
  36. Deuteronomy 3:22ה֖וּא · Himself
    Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”
  37. Deuteronomy 3:23הַהִ֖וא · At that
    At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:
  38. Deuteronomy 3:28ה֣וּא · he; וְהוּא֙
    But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”
  39. Deuteronomy 4:6הִ֤וא · this
    Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
  40. Deuteronomy 4:14הַהִ֔וא · At that
    At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  41. Deuteronomy 4:24ה֑וּא
    For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  42. Deuteronomy 4:35ה֣וּא
    You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
  43. Deuteronomy 4:39ה֣וּא
    Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
  44. Deuteronomy 4:42וְה֛וּא
    …to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities:
  45. Deuteronomy 4:48ה֥וּא · (that is
    …extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),
  46. Deuteronomy 5:5הַהִ֔וא · At that
    At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
  47. Deuteronomy 7:9ה֣וּא
    Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.