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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. Ecclesiastes 8:15וְה֞וּא · For this [joy]
    So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:4ה֣וּא
    There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
  3. Ecclesiastes 9:9ה֤וּא · this
    Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
  4. Ecclesiastes 9:13הִ֖יא · and it
    I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
  5. Ecclesiastes 9:15ה֥וּא · and he; הַהּֽוּא׃ · that
    Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
  6. Ecclesiastes 10:3הֽוּא׃ · that he
    Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
  7. Ecclesiastes 10:10וְהוּא֙ · and
    If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
  8. Song of Solomon 6:9הִיא֙; הִיא֙; הִ֖יא
    …but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
  9. Song of Solomon 8:9הִ֔יא · she; הִ֔יא · she
    If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
  10. Isaiah 1:13הִ֖יא
    Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
  11. Isaiah 2:11הַהֽוּא׃ס · in that
    The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  12. Isaiah 2:17הַהֽוּא׃ · in that
    So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
  13. Isaiah 2:20הַהוּא֙ · In that
    In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.
  14. Isaiah 2:22הֽוּא׃פ · is he
    Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
  15. Isaiah 3:7הַה֤וּא׀ · On that
    On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
  16. Isaiah 3:18הַה֜וּא · In that
    In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;
  17. Isaiah 4:1הַהוּא֙ · In that
    In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
  18. Isaiah 4:2הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
  19. Isaiah 5:30הַה֖וּא · In that
    In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
  20. Isaiah 7:14ה֛וּא · Himself
    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  21. Isaiah 7:18הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
  22. Isaiah 7:20הַה֡וּא · On that
    On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
  23. Isaiah 7:21הַה֑וּא · On that
    On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
  24. Isaiah 7:23הַה֔וּא · And on that
    And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.
  25. Isaiah 8:13וְה֥וּא · Only He; וְה֥וּא · only He
    The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
  26. Isaiah 9:15ה֣וּא · man; ה֥וּא
    The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
  27. Isaiah 10:5ה֥וּא
    Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
  28. Isaiah 10:7וְהוּא֙ · But this
    But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
  29. Isaiah 10:20הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
  30. Isaiah 10:27הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
  31. Isaiah 11:10הַה֔וּא · On that
    On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
  32. Isaiah 11:11הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
  33. Isaiah 12:1הַה֔וּא · In that
    In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
  34. Isaiah 12:4הַה֗וּא · and on that
    …and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  35. Isaiah 14:24הִ֥יא
    The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
  36. Isaiah 17:4הַה֔וּא · that
    “In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
  37. Isaiah 17:7הַה֔וּא · In that
    In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
  38. Isaiah 17:9הַה֜וּא · In that
    In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
  39. Isaiah 18:2ה֣וּא
    …which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
  40. Isaiah 18:7הַהִ֨יא · At that; ה֣וּא
    At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
  41. Isaiah 19:16הַה֔וּא · In that; ה֖וּא · when He
    In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
  42. Isaiah 19:17ה֖וּא
    The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.