הָ ha
Hebrew word for “her” · Strong’s H9034 · used 490 times in 449 verses
Meaning
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular
How it is translated
Glosses given for ha in context, with how often each is used:
- it 296
- her 160
- belonged to 11
- herself 7
- itself 7
- against 5
- will be on 1
- him 1
- belonging to 1
- will be in 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 47 | 2.2 | |
| Numbers | 36 | 2.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 32 | 1.7 | |
| Deuteronomy | 31 | 2.2 | |
| Joshua | 29 | 2.9 | |
| Isaiah | 29 | 1.7 | |
| Genesis | 24 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Kings | 21 | 1.7 | |
| Leviticus | 19 | 1.6 | |
| Judges | 19 | 1.9 | |
| 1 Kings | 19 | 1.4 | |
| Ruth | 17 | 13.1 |
Also in 24 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 30 (7), Joshua 10 (7), Ruth 2 (7), Jeremiah 50 (7), Esther 2 (6), Genesis 16 (5), Leviticus 15 (5), Numbers 35 (5), Joshua 6 (5), Judges 16 (5)
Forms
- בה 271
- לה 211
- ולה 4
- ובה 3
- להֿ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ha more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 70
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 49
- דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 36
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 36
- עִיר ir “city” 39
- עָלָה alah “to ascend” 37
- אִם im “if” 32
- אַיִן ayin “nothing” 28
- רָאָה raah “to see” 33
- בַּת bat “daughter” 24
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 28
- לָקַח laqach “to take” 27
Key verses
The verses using ha that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 29:23 — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of…
- Isaiah 30:33 — For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the…
- Isaiah 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they…
- Isaiah 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the…
- Isaiah 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth…
- Isaiah 51:3 — For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD;…
- Jeremiah 6:16 — Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.…
- Jeremiah 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall…
- Lamentations 1:9 — Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for…
- Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and…
- Micah 7:10 — Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be…
- Nahum 1:5 — The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
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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.