זֶה

hebrewOld TestamentPronoun1,176 occurrences34 books1,060 verses

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.

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

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Occurrences

1,176 total

Ecclesiastes 9:1זֶ֞ה · this; זֶ֔ה
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
Ecclesiastes 9:3זֶ֣ה׀ · This
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
Ecclesiastes 11:6זֶ֤ה; הֲזֶ֣ה · whether this; זֶ֔ה · that
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Ecclesiastes 12:13זֶ֖ה · this is
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
Song of Solomon 2:8זֶ֖ה · Here
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
Song of Solomon 2:9זֶ֤ה · he
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
Song of Solomon 5:16זֶ֤ה · This; וְזֶ֣ה · and this
His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 6:3זֶ֤ה · And they; זֶה֙ · one another
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
Isaiah 6:7זֶ֖ה · this
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
Isaiah 6:9הַזֶּ֑ה · this
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Isaiah 6:10הַזֶּ֔ה · of this
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
Isaiah 8:6הַזֶּ֔ה · this
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
Isaiah 8:11הַזֶּ֖ה · of this
For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
Isaiah 8:12הַזֶּ֖ה · these
“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Isaiah 8:20הַזֶּ֔ה · according to this
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Isaiah 9:16הַזֶּ֖ה
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
Isaiah 14:4הַזֶּ֛ה · this
…you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
Isaiah 14:16הֲזֶ֤ה · Is this
Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
Isaiah 14:28הַזֶּֽה׃ · this
In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
Isaiah 16:13זֶ֣ה · This
This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
Isaiah 17:14זֶ֚ה · This
In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
Isaiah 20:6הַזֶּה֮ · of this
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
Isaiah 21:9זֶ֥ה · here
Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
Isaiah 22:14הַזֶּ֤ה · this
The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.
Isaiah 22:15הַזֶּ֔ה · the
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
Isaiah 23:13זֶ֤ה · of the
Look at the land of the Chaldeans—a people now of no account. The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures; they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They brought it to ruin.
Isaiah 24:3הַזֶּֽה׃ · this
The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.
Isaiah 25:6הַזֶּ֔ה · On this
On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
Isaiah 25:7הַזֶּ֔ה · On this
On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
Isaiah 25:9זֶ֛ה · this; זֶ֤ה · This
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Isaiah 25:10הַזֶּ֑ה · on this
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
Isaiah 26:1הַזֶּ֖ה · this
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
Isaiah 27:9וְזֶ֕ה · will be this
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
Isaiah 28:11הַזֶּֽה׃ · this
Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
Isaiah 28:14הַזֶּ֔ה · this
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 29:11זֶ֑ה
And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
Isaiah 29:12זֶ֑ה
Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
Isaiah 29:13הַזֶּ֔ה · These
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Isaiah 29:14הַזֶּ֖ה · these
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
Isaiah 30:12הַזֶּ֑ה · this
Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
Isaiah 30:13הַזֶּ֔ה · this
…this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
Isaiah 30:21זֶ֤ה · This
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Isaiah 36:4הַזֶּ֖ה · [of] this
The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
Isaiah 36:6הַזֶּה֙ · that
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.