וֹ o
Hebrew word for “him” · Strong’s H9033 · used 1,551 times in 1,422 verses
Meaning
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
How it is translated
Glosses given for o in context, with how often each is used:
- him 1,042
- it 312
- himself 94
- belonged to 61
- against 14
- itself 9
- will belong to 7
- over 5
- among 3
- will be on 2
- will be for 1
- belonging to 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 157 | 7.6 | |
| 1 Samuel | 104 | 7.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 95 | 6.6 | |
| Leviticus | 94 | 7.9 | |
| 2 Samuel | 86 | 7.8 | |
| Exodus | 85 | 5.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 85 | 6.5 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 85 | 6.4 | |
| Psalms | 75 | 3.8 | |
| Isaiah | 75 | 4.4 | |
| Judges | 73 | 7.4 | |
| Job | 63 | 7.6 |
Also in 27 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
1 Samuel 25 (14), Leviticus 13 (13), Leviticus 25 (13), 1 Kings 2 (11), Genesis 37 (9), 2 Samuel 13 (9), 1 Chronicles 2 (9), Deuteronomy 17 (8), Judges 9 (8), Exodus 37 (7)
Forms
- לו 1,129
- בו 364
- ולו 23
- לה 16
- בה 12
- ובו 6
- ולה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with o more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אִם im “if” 101
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 91
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 106
- לָקַח laqach “to take” 92
- דָּוִד david “David” 92
- מוּת mut “to die” 82
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 80
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 82
- זֶה zeh “this” 88
- אַיִן ayin “nothing” 77
- מָה mah “what?” 70
- עַד ad “till” 82
Key verses
The verses using o that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Deuteronomy 29:20 — The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book…
- Psalms 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Isaiah 8:20 — To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
- Isaiah 30:18 — And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of…
- Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 55:1 — Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without…
- 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…
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…
- Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy…
- Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees…
- Daniel 9:26 — And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city 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.