Definition
a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
Traditional renderings: he, × hence, × here, it(-self), × now, × of him, the one...the other, × than the other, (× out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, × thus, very, which. Compare H2063, H2090, H2097, H2098.
Traditional renderings: he, × hence, × here, it(-self), × now, × of him, the one...the other, × than the other, (× out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, × thus, very, which. Compare H2063, H2090, H2097, H2098.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זֶה:
- οὗτοςohutos“this/he/she/it”86%
- ἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen“from here”5%
- ταῦταtauta“this”2%
- οὕτωςohutō“thus(-ly)”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,176 total
- Psalm 34:6זֶ֤ה · ThisThis poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalm 48:14זֶ֨ה׀ · thisFor this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
- Psalm 49:13זֶ֣ה · ThisThis is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
- Psalm 56:9זֶה־ · By thisThen my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
- Psalm 68:8זֶ֥ה · the One…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- Psalm 74:2זֶ֤ה׀Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.
- Psalm 75:7זֶ֥ה · one; וְזֶ֣ה · another…but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
- Psalm 75:8מִ֫זֶּ֥ה · from [His cup]For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Psalm 78:54זֶ֝֗הHe brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.
- Psalm 87:4זֶ֝֗ה · [when I say,] ‘This one“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
- Psalm 87:6זֶ֖ה · ThisThe LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
- Psalm 104:8זֶ֤ה׀…the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
- Psalm 104:25זֶ֤ה׀ · HereHere is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Psalm 104:26זֶֽה־ · whichThere the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
- Psalm 118:20זֶֽה־ · ThisThis is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
- Psalm 118:24זֶה־ · ThisThis is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- Proverbs 17:16זֶּ֣הWhy should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Proverbs 23:22זֶ֣ה · whoListen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 24:12זֶ֥ה · about thisIf you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
- Ecclesiastes 1:10זֶ֖ה · thisIs there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
- Ecclesiastes 1:17זֶ֥ה · thatSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3זֶ֨ה · [was]I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10וְזֶֽה־ · and thisAnything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
- Ecclesiastes 2:15זֶ֖ה · that thisSo I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:19זֶ֖ה · ThisAnd who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:21זֶ֥ה · thisWhen there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
- Ecclesiastes 2:23זֶ֖ה · ThisIndeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26זֶ֥ה · ThisTo the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:19זֶה֙ · As one; זֶ֔ה · the otherFor the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4זֶ֥ה · ThisI saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8זֶ֥ה · ThisThere is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 4:16זֶ֥ה · ThisThere is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10זֶ֖ה · ThisHe who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2זֶ֥ה · ThisGod gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5לָזֶ֖ה · [The child]; מִזֶּֽה׃ · than [that man]The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
- Ecclesiastes 6:9זֶ֥ה · ThisBetter what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 7:6זֶ֖ה · ThisFor like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10זֶֽה׃ · thisDo not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
- Ecclesiastes 7:14זֶ֤ה · one [of these]; זֶה֙ · the otherIn the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18בָּזֶ֔ה · the one; מִזֶּ֖ה · fromIt is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Ecclesiastes 7:27זֶ֣ה · this“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29זֶ֣ה · thisOnly this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:9זֶ֤ה · thisAll this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10זֶ֖ה · ThisThen too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 8:14זֶ֖ה · that thisThere is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.