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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. Leviticus 11:7ה֖וּא · it [is]
    And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
  2. Leviticus 11:12ה֖וּא
    Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
  3. Leviticus 11:20ה֖וּא
    All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
  4. Leviticus 11:23ה֖וּא
    All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
  5. Leviticus 11:26הִוא֩
    Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
  6. Leviticus 11:37הֽוּא׃ · [the seed]
    If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
  7. Leviticus 11:38ה֖וּא · it
    …but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
  8. Leviticus 11:39הִ֥יא
    If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
  9. Leviticus 11:41ה֖וּא · it
    Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
  10. Leviticus 13:3ה֑וּא · it
    The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
  11. Leviticus 13:4הִ֜וא
    If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
  12. Leviticus 13:6הִ֔יא · it
    The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.
  13. Leviticus 13:8הִֽוא׃פ · it
    The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.
  14. Leviticus 13:10וְהִ֕יא · that
    The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
  15. Leviticus 13:11הִוא֙ · it; הֽוּא׃ · he
    …it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.
  16. Leviticus 13:13הֽוּא׃ · he
    …the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.
  17. Leviticus 13:15ה֖וּא · it; הֽוּא׃
    When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
  18. Leviticus 13:17הֽוּא׃פ · then he
    The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.
  19. Leviticus 13:20הִ֖וא · it
    The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.
  20. Leviticus 13:21וְהִ֣יא
    But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
  21. Leviticus 13:22הִֽוא׃ · it
    If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
  22. Leviticus 13:23הִ֑וא · it
    But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
  23. Leviticus 13:25הִ֔וא · it; הִֽוא׃ · it
    …the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
  24. Leviticus 13:26וְהִ֣וא
    But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
  25. Leviticus 13:27הִֽוא׃ · it
    On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.
  26. Leviticus 13:28וְהִ֣וא · it; הִ֑וא · it; הִֽוא׃פ
    But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.
  27. Leviticus 13:30ה֔וּא · it; הֽוּא׃
    …the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
  28. Leviticus 13:36הֽוּא׃ · the person
    …the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
  29. Leviticus 13:37ה֑וּא · He
    If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.
  30. Leviticus 13:39ה֛וּא · it; הֽוּא׃ס · the person
    …the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.
  31. Leviticus 13:40ה֖וּא; הֽוּא׃ · he is still
    Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.
  32. Leviticus 13:41ה֖וּא · and he; הֽוּא׃ · he is still
    Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.
  33. Leviticus 13:42הִ֔וא · it
    But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.
  34. Leviticus 13:44ה֖וּא · he; ה֑וּא
    …the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
  35. Leviticus 13:46ה֑וּא
    As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
  36. Leviticus 13:49ה֑וּא · then it is
    …and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.
  37. Leviticus 13:51הֽוּא׃ · [the article]
    On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.
  38. Leviticus 13:52הִ֔וא · [the article]
    He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.
  39. Leviticus 13:55ה֔וּא · it; הִ֔וא · whether
    After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.