פֹּה poh

Hebrew word for “here” · Strong’s H6311 · used 82 times in 57 verses

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Meaning

1) here, from here, hither; 1a) here; 1b) hither

How it is translated

Glosses given for poh in context, with how often each is used:

• here 82

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 40 (10), Ezekiel 41 (5), 2 Kings 2 (3), Ezekiel 8 (3), Numbers 32 (2), Deuteronomy 5 (2), Joshua 18 (2), Ruth 4 (2), 1 Kings 19 (2), 2 Kings 7 (2)

Forms

• פה 45
• מפו 19
• מפה 11
• ומפו 5
• ופה 1
• ופא 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with poh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אַיִל ayil “ram” 8
• תִּמֹרָה timrah “palm” 5
• אַמָּה ammah “cubit” 7
• אֵלִיָּה eliyyah “Elijah” 6
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 11
• אוּלָם ulam “Portico” 5
• שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 7
• רֹחַב rochav “width” 5
• אֲנַחְנוּ anachnu “we” 5
• מַעֲלָה maalah “step” 4
• מָה mah “what?” 7
• מָדַד madad “to measure” 4

Key verses

The verses using poh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 40:15 — For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
• Deuteronomy 5:31 — But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that…
• Ruth 4:1 — Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit…
• 2 Kings 2:2 — And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul…
• 2 Kings 3:11 — But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and…
• 1 Chronicles 29:17 — I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all…
• Ezra 4:2 — Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice…
• Psalms 132:14 — This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
• Isaiah 52:5 — Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my…
• Ezekiel 8:6 — He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far…
• Ezekiel 8:17 — Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here?…
• Ezekiel 40:39 — And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the…

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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.