הוּא

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. Ezekiel 20:49הֽוּא׃פ · Is he
    Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
  2. Ezekiel 21:11הִֽיא־ · It; וְהִ֣יא · and
    The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.
  3. Ezekiel 21:12הִיא֙ · [the sword]; הִ֖יא · it
    Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
  4. Ezekiel 21:14הִ֗יא · It
    ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!
  5. Ezekiel 21:23וְהֽוּא־ · but it
    It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
  6. Ezekiel 22:24הִ֑יא · upon which
    “Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’
  7. Ezekiel 23:38הַה֔וּא · On that very same
    They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
  8. Ezekiel 23:39הַה֖וּא · On the very
    On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.
  9. Ezekiel 23:43וָהִֽיא׃ · for that is all she is
    Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’
  10. Ezekiel 24:26הַה֔וּא · on that
    …on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.
  11. Ezekiel 24:27הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
  12. Ezekiel 26:17הִ֣יא
    Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
  13. Ezekiel 28:18הִ֣יא · and it
    By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
  14. Ezekiel 29:21הַה֗וּא · In that
    In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
  15. Ezekiel 30:9הַה֗וּא · On that
    On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.
  16. Ezekiel 30:11ה֠וּא · He
    He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
  17. Ezekiel 30:18הִ֚יא
    The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
  18. Ezekiel 31:18ה֤וּא · This
    Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  19. Ezekiel 32:16הִיא֙ · This
    This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”
  20. Ezekiel 33:5וְה֥וּא · If he
    Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.
  21. Ezekiel 33:6ה֚וּא · then that one
    But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
  22. Ezekiel 33:8ה֤וּא · then that
    If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.
  23. Ezekiel 33:9ה֚וּא · he
    But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
  24. Ezekiel 33:13וְהֽוּא־ · but he then
    If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
  25. Ezekiel 33:19ה֥וּא · he
    But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
  26. Ezekiel 34:23ה֚וּא · He; וְהֽוּא־ · and
    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  27. Ezekiel 37:1וְהִ֖יא · and it [was]
    The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
  28. Ezekiel 38:8וְהִיא֙ · They
    After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely.
  29. Ezekiel 38:10הַה֗וּא · On that
    This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
  30. Ezekiel 38:14הַה֗וּא · On that
    Therefore prophesy, son of man, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not take notice of this?
  31. Ezekiel 38:17ה֨וּא · the one
    This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?
  32. Ezekiel 38:18הַה֗וּא · on that
    Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up.
  33. Ezekiel 38:19הַה֗וּא · that on that
    In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
  34. Ezekiel 39:8ה֥וּא · This
    Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.
  35. Ezekiel 39:11הַה֡וּא · on that; הִ֖יא · It
    And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
  36. Ezekiel 39:22הַה֖וּא · that
    From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
  37. Ezekiel 40:3וְה֥וּא · He
    So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
  38. Ezekiel 44:1וְה֖וּא · but it
    The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.
  39. Ezekiel 44:3ה֛וּא · himself
    Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”
  40. Ezekiel 45:1ה֥וּא · This
    “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
  41. Ezekiel 45:4ה֗וּא
    It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
  42. Ezekiel 45:17הֽוּא־ · He
    And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
  43. Ezekiel 45:22הַה֔וּא · On that
    On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.
  44. Ezekiel 46:3הַה֔וּא · to that
    On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are also to bow in worship before the LORD at the entrance to that gateway.
  45. Ezekiel 46:16הִ֖יא · it; הִ֖יא
    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance.