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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. Joshua 4:14הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.
  2. Joshua 4:24הִ֑יא
    He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
  3. Joshua 5:2הַהִ֗יא · At that
    At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
  4. Joshua 5:9הַהוּא֙ · So that
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
  5. Joshua 5:12הַהִֽיא׃ס · so that
    And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.
  6. Joshua 5:15ה֑וּא
    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  7. Joshua 6:15הַה֔וּא · That
    Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.
  8. Joshua 6:17הִ֥יא; הִ֚יא
    Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.
  9. Joshua 6:19ה֖וּא
    For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.”
  10. Joshua 6:26הַהִ֖יא · At that
    At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
  11. Joshua 7:6ה֖וּא
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  12. Joshua 7:26הַהוּא֙ · that
    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
  13. Joshua 8:9הַה֖וּא · that
    So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
  14. Joshua 8:10ה֜וּא · and he
    Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
  15. Joshua 8:13הַה֖וּא · And that
    So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
  16. Joshua 8:14ה֧וּא; וְהוּא֙ · But he
    When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
  17. Joshua 8:25הַהוּא֙ · that
    A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.
  18. Joshua 8:27הַהִ֔יא · of that
    Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.
  19. Joshua 9:27הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
  20. Joshua 10:2הִ֤יא · it
    So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
  21. Joshua 10:7ה֚וּא
    So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
  22. Joshua 10:13הִ֥יא · Is this
    So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
  23. Joshua 10:14הַהוּא֙
    There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
  24. Joshua 10:28הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  25. Joshua 10:35הַהוּא֙ · That; הַה֖וּא
    That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
  26. Joshua 11:10הַהִיא֙ · At that; הִ֕יא · was
    At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
  27. Joshua 11:21הַהִ֗יא · At that
    At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
  28. Joshua 13:12ה֤וּא
    …the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,
  29. Joshua 13:14ה֣וּא · are
    To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
  30. Joshua 13:33ה֣וּא
    To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
  31. Joshua 14:9הַהוּא֮ · On that
    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
  32. Joshua 14:12הַה֑וּא · on that; הַה֜וּא
    Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”
  33. Joshua 14:15ה֑וּא · after Arba
    (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
  34. Joshua 15:8הִ֖יא · (that is
    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
  35. Joshua 15:9הִ֖יא · (that is
    From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
  36. Joshua 15:10הִ֣יא · (that is
    The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
  37. Joshua 15:13הִ֥יא · that [is]
    According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
  38. Joshua 15:25הִ֥יא · (that is
    Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
  39. Joshua 15:49הִ֥יא · (that is
    Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
  40. Joshua 15:54הִ֥יא · (that is
    Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
  41. Joshua 15:60הִ֛יא · (that is
    Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
  42. Joshua 17:1ה֖וּא; ה֤וּא · [Machir]
    Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
  43. Joshua 17:18ה֔וּא · It; הֽוּא׃פ · you can
    …because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”