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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. Genesis 41:25ה֑וּא
    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  2. Genesis 41:26הֽוּא׃
    The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
  3. Genesis 41:28ה֣וּא · It
    It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  4. Genesis 41:31הַה֖וּא · the; ה֖וּא
    The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
  5. Genesis 42:6ה֚וּא · was; ה֥וּא · [he was the one] who
    Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
  6. Genesis 42:14ה֗וּא
    Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
  7. Genesis 42:27ה֖וּא
    At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
  8. Genesis 42:38וְה֧וּא · and he
    But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
  9. Genesis 43:12הֽוּא׃ · it
    Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
  10. Genesis 43:32הִ֖וא · that
    They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
  11. Genesis 44:5וְה֕וּא
    Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
  12. Genesis 44:10ה֑וּא · But only the one
    “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”
  13. Genesis 44:14וְה֖וּא · he
    When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
  14. Genesis 44:17ה֚וּא
    But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
  15. Genesis 44:20ה֧וּא · He
    And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
  16. Genesis 45:20הֽוּא׃ · is
    But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
  17. Genesis 45:26ה֥וּא · he
    “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
  18. Genesis 47:6הִ֔וא
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  19. Genesis 47:17הַהִֽוא׃ · Throughout that
    So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
  20. Genesis 47:18הַהִוא֒ · When that
    When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
  21. Genesis 48:7הִ֖וא · (that
    Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
  22. Genesis 48:14וְה֣וּא
    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
  23. Genesis 48:19ה֥וּא · He; ה֣וּא · and he
    But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
  24. Genesis 48:20הַהוּא֮ · them
    So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
  25. Genesis 49:13וְהוּא֙
    Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
  26. Genesis 49:19וְה֖וּא · but he
    Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
  27. Genesis 49:20וְה֥וּא · he
    Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
  28. Genesis 50:14ה֣וּא
    After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
  29. Genesis 50:22ה֖וּא
    Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
  30. Exodus 1:6הַהֽוּא׃ · that
    Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
  31. Exodus 1:10הוּא֙ · they
    Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
  32. Exodus 1:16הוּא֙ · [the child]; הִ֖יא · it is
    “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
  33. Exodus 2:2ה֔וּא · he [was a]
    …and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
  34. Exodus 3:5הֽוּא׃
    “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
  35. Exodus 3:8הַהִוא֒ · out of that
    I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
  36. Exodus 4:14ה֑וּא · he; הוּא֙ · he
    Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
  37. Exodus 4:16ה֥וּא · He; הוּא֙ · He
    He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
  38. Exodus 5:6הַה֑וּא · That same
    That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:
  39. Exodus 6:26ה֥וּא · It was this
    It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
  40. Exodus 6:27ה֥וּא
    Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
  41. Exodus 8:19הִ֑וא · This
    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  42. Exodus 8:22הַה֜וּא · But on that
    But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
  43. Exodus 9:34ה֥וּא · he
    When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
  44. Exodus 10:13הַה֖וּא · that
    So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.