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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. Deuteronomy 7:16ה֖וּא · that
    You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
  2. Deuteronomy 7:25הֽוּא׃ · it
    You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
  3. Deuteronomy 7:26הֽוּא׃פ · it
    And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
  4. Deuteronomy 8:18ה֗וּא · [who]
    But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:3הֽוּא־; ה֧וּא; וְה֥וּא
    But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
  6. Deuteronomy 9:13הֽוּא׃ · and they
    The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
  7. Deuteronomy 9:19הַהִֽוא׃ · this
    For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well.
  8. Deuteronomy 9:20הַהִֽוא · but at that
    The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.
  9. Deuteronomy 10:1הַהִ֜וא · At that
    At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
  10. Deuteronomy 10:8הַהִ֗וא · At that
    At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
  11. Deuteronomy 10:9ה֣וּא
    That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
  12. Deuteronomy 10:10הַהִ֔וא · and that
    I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.
  13. Deuteronomy 10:17ה֚וּא
    For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
  14. Deuteronomy 10:21ה֥וּא · He; וְה֣וּא · and He
    He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
  15. Deuteronomy 11:10הִ֔וא · from which
    For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
  16. Deuteronomy 12:3הַהֽוּא׃
    Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.
  17. Deuteronomy 12:23ה֣וּא · is
    Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
  18. Deuteronomy 13:3הַה֔וּא · of that; הַה֑וּא
    …you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
  19. Deuteronomy 13:5הַה֡וּא · Such a; הַה֜וּא
    Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.
  20. Deuteronomy 13:15הַהוּא · of that
    …you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.
  21. Deuteronomy 14:8הוּא֙ · though it; ה֖וּא · It
    …as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
  22. Deuteronomy 14:10ה֖וּא · it
    …but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
  23. Deuteronomy 14:19ה֖וּא
    All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
  24. Deuteronomy 14:28הַהִ֑וא · for that
    At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
  25. Deuteronomy 17:1הֽוּא׃ס · that
    You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
  26. Deuteronomy 17:5הַה֡וּא; הַהִ֜וא
    …you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
  27. Deuteronomy 17:10הַה֔וּא
    You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
  28. Deuteronomy 17:12הַה֔וּא
    But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
  29. Deuteronomy 17:15הֽוּא׃ · is
    …you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
  30. Deuteronomy 17:20ה֥וּא · he
    Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
  31. Deuteronomy 18:2ה֣וּא
    Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
  32. Deuteronomy 18:5ה֥וּא
    For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
  33. Deuteronomy 18:6ה֖וּא
    Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
  34. Deuteronomy 18:20הַהֽוּא׃ · that
    But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
  35. Deuteronomy 18:22ה֣וּא · that
    When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
  36. Deuteronomy 19:4וְה֛וּא
    Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
  37. Deuteronomy 19:5ה֗וּא · he
    If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.
  38. Deuteronomy 19:6ה֛וּא · he
    Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
  39. Deuteronomy 20:20ה֔וּא; הִ֨וא
    But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.
  40. Deuteronomy 21:3הַהִ֜וא
    Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
  41. Deuteronomy 21:4הַהִ֤וא
    …bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.
  42. Deuteronomy 21:6הַהִ֔וא
    Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,