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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 28:8ה֗וּא
    So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
  2. 1 Samuel 28:14וְה֥וּא · And he is; ה֔וּא · it
    “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
  3. 1 Samuel 28:25הַהֽוּא׃פ · And that
    She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.
  4. 1 Samuel 29:11ה֤וּא
    So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
  5. 1 Samuel 30:9ה֚וּא
    So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
  6. 1 Samuel 30:10ה֖וּא
    …because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
  7. 1 Samuel 30:20הַה֔וּא
    And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
  8. 1 Samuel 30:25הַה֖וּא · from that
    And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
  9. 1 Samuel 30:31ה֥וּא
    …and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.
  10. 1 Samuel 31:5ה֛וּא · he
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
  11. 1 Samuel 31:6הַה֖וּא · that same
    So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
  12. 2 Samuel 2:16הַה֔וּא · So this
    Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
  13. 2 Samuel 2:17הַה֑וּא · that
    The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
  14. 2 Samuel 2:29הַה֑וּא · that
    And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
  15. 2 Samuel 3:37הַה֑וּא · So on that
    So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
  16. 2 Samuel 4:5וְה֣וּא · while the king
    Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
  17. 2 Samuel 4:7וְהֽוּא־ · while Ish-bosheth
    They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
  18. 2 Samuel 4:10וְהֽוּא־ · he
    …when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
  19. 2 Samuel 5:7הִ֖יא · that is
    Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
  20. 2 Samuel 5:8הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
  21. 2 Samuel 5:20הַה֖וּא · that
    So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.
  22. 2 Samuel 6:8הַהוּא֙ · that
    Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
  23. 2 Samuel 6:9הַה֑וּא · That
    That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
  24. 2 Samuel 7:4הַה֑וּא · But that
    But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
  25. 2 Samuel 7:13ה֥וּא · He
    He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  26. 2 Samuel 7:14וְה֖וּא · and he
    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
  27. 2 Samuel 7:28הוּא֙ · are
    And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  28. 2 Samuel 9:4ה֑וּא · is he; ה֗וּא · he [is]
    “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
  29. 2 Samuel 9:13ה֣וּא · he; וְה֥וּא
    So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
  30. 2 Samuel 11:4וְהִ֥יא · Now she
    Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
  31. 2 Samuel 11:12הַה֖וּא · that
    “Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.
  32. 2 Samuel 12:23וְה֖וּא · but he
    But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
  33. 2 Samuel 13:2הִ֑יא · she
    Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
  34. 2 Samuel 13:8וְה֣וּא · [who]
    So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
  35. 2 Samuel 13:20ה֔וּא · He
    Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
  36. 2 Samuel 14:19ה֣וּא · is the one who; וְה֗וּא · he
    So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
  37. 2 Samuel 14:27הִ֣יא · who
    Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
  38. 2 Samuel 15:30וְה֖וּא · and he
    But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
  39. 2 Samuel 17:2וְה֤וּא · while he
    I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
  40. 2 Samuel 17:5הֽוּא׃ · he
    Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
  41. 2 Samuel 17:9הֽוּא־ · he
    Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
  42. 2 Samuel 17:10וְה֣וּא · Then
    Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
  43. 2 Samuel 17:13הַהִ֖יא · that
    If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
  44. 2 Samuel 17:24ה֕וּא
    Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
  45. 2 Samuel 18:7הַה֖וּא · that
    There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.
  46. 2 Samuel 18:8הַהֽוּא׃ · and that
    The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.