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
- Genesis 32:19הַזֶּה֙ · the sameHe also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.
- Genesis 32:29זֶּ֖הAnd Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
- Genesis 32:32הַזֶּ֑ה · thisTherefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
- Genesis 33:8הַזֶּ֖ה · by sending this“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
- Genesis 33:15זֶּ֔ה · do that“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
- Genesis 34:14הַזֶּ֔ה · such“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
- Genesis 35:17זֶ֥ה · are havingDuring her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
- Genesis 37:6הַזֶּ֖ה · to thisHe said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
- Genesis 37:10הַזֶּ֖ה · is this dreamHe told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
- Genesis 37:17מִזֶּ֔ה · from here“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
- Genesis 37:22הַזֶּה֙ · this“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
- Genesis 38:21בָזֶ֖ה · hereHe asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
- Genesis 38:22בָזֶ֖ה · hereSo Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
- Genesis 38:23הַזֶּ֔ה · this“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
- Genesis 38:28זֶ֖ה · ThisAnd as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
- Genesis 39:9הַזֶּה֮ · one in thisNo one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
- Genesis 39:11הַזֶּ֔הOne day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
- Genesis 40:12זֶ֖ה · This [is]Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.
- Genesis 40:14הַזֶּֽה׃ · thisBut when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
- Genesis 40:18זֶ֖ה · ThisJoseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
- Genesis 41:38כָזֶ֔ה · anyone like thisSo Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
- Genesis 42:15מִזֶּ֔ה · thisAnd this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
- Genesis 43:10זֶ֥הIf we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
- Genesis 43:29הֲזֶה֙ · Is thisWhen Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
- Genesis 44:5זֶ֗הIs this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
- Genesis 44:7הַזֶּֽה׃ · such“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
- Genesis 44:15הַזֶּ֖ה · is this“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
- Genesis 44:29זֶ֛ה · this oneNow if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
- Genesis 45:6זֶ֛ה · theseFor the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
- Genesis 47:26הַזֶּ֜ה · to thisSo Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
- Genesis 48:9בָּזֶ֑ה · in this [place]Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
- Genesis 48:15הַזֶּֽה׃ · thisThen he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Genesis 48:18זֶ֣ה · This“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
- Genesis 50:11זֶ֖ה · ThisWhen the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
- Genesis 50:20הַזֶּ֖ה · like thisAs for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- Genesis 50:25מִזֶּֽה׃ · up from this placeAnd Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
- Exodus 1:18הַזֶּ֑ה · thisSo the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
- Exodus 2:6זֶֽה׃ · This is one ofWhen she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
- Exodus 2:9הַזֶּה֙ · thisPharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.
- Exodus 2:15הַזֶּ֔ה · about this matterWhen Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
- Exodus 2:20זֶּה֙“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
- Exodus 3:3הַזֶּ֑ה · thisSo Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
- Exodus 3:12וְזֶה־ · and this; הַזֶּֽה׃ · this“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
- Exodus 3:15זֶה־ · This; וְזֶ֥ה · and thisGod also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
- Exodus 3:21הַזֶּ֖ה · thisAnd I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
- Exodus 4:17הַזֶּ֖ה · thisBut take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”
- Exodus 5:22הַזֶּ֔ה · upon this; זֶּ֖ה · Is thisSo Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?