Original Language Studio
2 Kings 15:12
“This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הוּאhûwʼ · hoo
H1931 · Hebrew
H1931 · Hebrew
- Definition
- 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
- Derivation
- of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;
- KJV renderings
- he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- Grammar
- ה֣וּא — personal pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 1,889 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:11Genesis 2:12Genesis 2:13Genesis 2:14Genesis 2:14
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הוּא here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.