הוּא hu
Hebrew word for “he/she/it” · Strong’s H1931 · used 1,878 times in 1,691 verses
Meaning
pron 3p s; 1) he, she, it;
How it is translated
Glosses given for hu in context, with how often each is used:
- he 740
- that 542
- it 476
- she 114
- ¿ he 1
- him 1
- was 1
- which he 1
- this 1
- her 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 182 | 8.8 | |
| Leviticus | 169 | 14.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 128 | 9.0 | |
| Isaiah | 110 | 6.5 | |
| 1 Samuel | 96 | 7.2 | |
| Numbers | 90 | 5.5 | |
| Ezekiel | 89 | 4.8 | |
| Jeremiah | 83 | 3.8 | |
| Judges | 81 | 8.2 | |
| Joshua | 80 | 8.0 | |
| Exodus | 75 | 4.5 | |
| 1 Kings | 72 | 5.5 |
Also in 27 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 13 (31), Leviticus 11 (12), Leviticus 18 (11), Deuteronomy 3 (11), Genesis 14 (9), Exodus 12 (9), Leviticus 5 (9), Deuteronomy 1 (9), 1 Chronicles 11 (9), Zechariah 14 (9)
Forms
- הוא 993
- ההוא 370
- והוא 222
- היא 187
- ההיא 69
- והיא 36
- שׁהוא 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with hu more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רָאָה raah “to see” 141
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 108
- עֵת et “time” 84
- מִן־ min “from” 110
- גַּם gam “also” 95
- זֶה zeh “this” 106
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 114
- אָב av “father” 105
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 96
- עַד ad “till” 101
- יָדַע yada “to know” 92
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 94
Key verses
The verses using hu that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 3:15 — And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Genesis 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river…
- Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- Isaiah 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 11:11 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from…
- Isaiah 12:1 — And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
- Isaiah 63:9 — In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried…
- Jeremiah 10:10 — But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide…
- Micah 4:1 — But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be…
- Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
- Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
- Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name,…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.