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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 Kings 11:14ה֖וּא
    Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
  2. 1 Kings 11:17הוּא֩
    But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.
  3. 1 Kings 11:28ה֔וּא · was
    Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
  4. 1 Kings 11:29הַהִ֔יא · that; וְה֤וּא · Now Ahijah
    During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.
  5. 1 Kings 12:2וְהוּא֙ · he was
    When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
  6. 1 Kings 13:3הַה֤וּא · That
    That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
  7. 1 Kings 13:26ה֔וּא · It [is]
    When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him.”
  8. 1 Kings 14:1הַהִ֔יא · At that
    At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
  9. 1 Kings 14:2הֽוּא־ · it was he
    …and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
  10. 1 Kings 14:3ה֚וּא · He
    Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
  11. 1 Kings 14:5ה֔וּא · he; וְהִ֖יא · she
    But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
  12. 1 Kings 14:17הִ֛יא · and as soon as she
    Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
  13. 1 Kings 16:9וְה֤וּא · However, while Elah
    However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
  14. 1 Kings 16:16הַה֖וּא · that very
    …and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
  15. 1 Kings 17:15הוּא־ · and the woman; וָהִיא · for Elijah
    So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
  16. 1 Kings 17:19הוּא֙ · he
    But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
  17. 1 Kings 18:24ה֣וּא · He [is]
    Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
  18. 1 Kings 18:27ה֔וּא · he is; ה֖וּא · he is
    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
  19. 1 Kings 18:39ה֣וּא · He; ה֥וּא · He
    When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  20. 1 Kings 19:4וְהֽוּא־ · while he himself
    …while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
  21. 1 Kings 19:8הַהִ֗יא · by that
    So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
  22. 1 Kings 19:19וְה֣וּא · He; וְה֖וּא · and he
    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  23. 1 Kings 20:3ה֑וּא · are
    …saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
  24. 1 Kings 20:12וְה֥וּא · while he; ה֥וּא
    Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So they stationed themselves against the city.
  25. 1 Kings 20:16ה֧וּא
    They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
  26. 1 Kings 20:28ה֑וּא
    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  27. 1 Kings 20:32הֽוּא׃ · He
    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
  28. 1 Kings 20:39וְה֖וּא · he
    As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
  29. 1 Kings 20:40וְה֣וּא · [the man]
    But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
  30. 1 Kings 20:41הֽוּא׃
    Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
  31. 1 Kings 21:2ה֤וּא · it
    So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
  32. 1 Kings 22:25הַה֑וּא · on that
    Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
  33. 1 Kings 22:32ה֔וּא · this
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
  34. 1 Kings 22:33ה֑וּא · he
    And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
  35. 1 Kings 22:35הַה֔וּא · throughout that
    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
  36. 2 Kings 1:8הֽוּא׃ · It [was]
    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  37. 2 Kings 2:12וְה֤וּא · he
    As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
  38. 2 Kings 2:14ה֣וּא׀
    Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
  39. 2 Kings 2:18וְה֖וּא · who
    When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
  40. 2 Kings 2:23וְה֣וּא׀ · and as he
    From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
  41. 2 Kings 3:6הַה֖וּא · So at that
    So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
  42. 2 Kings 3:17הַה֖וּא · but the
    For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
  43. 2 Kings 4:5וְהִ֥יא · and she
    So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.