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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. 1 Samuel 17:14ה֣וּא
    And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
  2. 1 Samuel 17:23וְה֣וּא׀ · And as he
    And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:29הֽוּא׃ · Was it not
    “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”
  4. 1 Samuel 17:33וְה֛וּא · and he
    But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
  5. 1 Samuel 17:37ה֣וּא
    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  6. 1 Samuel 18:2הַה֑וּא · And from that
    And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
  7. 1 Samuel 18:9הַה֖וּא · from that
    And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
  8. 1 Samuel 18:15ה֖וּא · David
    When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
  9. 1 Samuel 18:16ה֛וּא · he
    But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
  10. 1 Samuel 18:19וְהִ֧יא · she
    So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
  11. 1 Samuel 18:27ה֣וּא
    David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
  12. 1 Samuel 19:9וְהוּא֙ · But as Saul
    But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
  13. 1 Samuel 19:10הֽוּא׃פ · that
    Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
  14. 1 Samuel 19:14הֽוּא׃פ · He
    When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”
  15. 1 Samuel 19:17הוּא־ · He
    And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away, and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
  16. 1 Samuel 19:18הוּא֙ · Then he
    So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
  17. 1 Samuel 19:22ה֜וּא · Finally, Saul himself
    Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
  18. 1 Samuel 19:23ה֜וּא · [Saul]
    So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
  19. 1 Samuel 19:24ה֜וּא · Then Saul; הוּא֙; הַה֖וּא · that
    Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  20. 1 Samuel 20:26הַה֑וּא · that; ה֔וּא · [David]; ה֖וּא · he [is]
    Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”
  21. 1 Samuel 20:29וְה֤וּא
    …saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
  22. 1 Samuel 20:31הֽוּא׃ס · he
    For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
  23. 1 Samuel 20:33הִ֛יא
    Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
  24. 1 Samuel 20:36וְהֽוּא־ · Jonathan
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
  25. 1 Samuel 21:5וְהוּא֙ · even
    David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”
  26. 1 Samuel 21:7הַה֗וּא · that
    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
  27. 1 Samuel 21:9הִ֞יא · it [is]
    The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
  28. 1 Samuel 21:10הַה֖וּא · That
    That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
  29. 1 Samuel 22:9וְה֛וּא · who
    But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
  30. 1 Samuel 22:17ה֔וּא · he
    Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
  31. 1 Samuel 22:18הוּא֙ · himself; הַה֗וּא · On that
    So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
  32. 1 Samuel 22:22הַהוּא֙ · that
    Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.
  33. 1 Samuel 23:22הֽוּא׃ · he
    Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
  34. 1 Samuel 23:28הַה֔וּא · that
    So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
  35. 1 Samuel 24:6הֽוּא׃ · he
    So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
  36. 1 Samuel 24:10הֽוּא׃ · he
    Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
  37. 1 Samuel 25:3וְה֥וּא
    His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  38. 1 Samuel 25:17וְהוּא֙ · For he [is such]
    Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
  39. 1 Samuel 25:20הִ֣יא׀ · As [Abigail]
    As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
  40. 1 Samuel 25:25ה֔וּא · he
    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
  41. 1 Samuel 25:36וְה֥וּא
    When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
  42. 1 Samuel 25:37וְה֖וּא · and he
    In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him, and he became like a stone.
  43. 1 Samuel 27:2ה֔וּא
    So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
  44. 1 Samuel 27:3ה֥וּא
    David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
  45. 1 Samuel 27:6הַה֖וּא · That
    That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.