Hûwʼ — H1932

Definition

personal singular pronoun

he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

1. he, she, it
1. (emphasising and resuming subject)
2. (anticipating subj)
3. as demons pron
4. (relative)
5. (affirming existence)

Usually translated as

this, it, are

Origin

(Aramaic) or (feminine) hîyʼ; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1931

• Hûwʼ (H1931)

Occurrences

Hûwʼ occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Daniel (15)

• Ezra 5:8 — Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which (וְה֤וּא) is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
• Daniel 2:21 — And he (וְ֠הוּא) changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
• Daniel 2:22 — He (ה֛וּא) revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
• Daniel 2:32 — This (ה֣וּא) image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
• Daniel 2:38 — And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this (ה֔וּא) head of gold.
• Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it (וְהִ֖יא) shall stand for ever.
• 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 worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that (ה֣וּא) God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
• Daniel 4:22 — It (ה֣וּא) is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
• Daniel 4:24 — This is the interpretation, O king, and this (הִ֔יא) is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
• Daniel 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that (ה֤וּא) Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
• Daniel 6:4 — Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he (ה֔וּא) was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
• 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 (ה֣וּא) kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
• Daniel 6:16 — Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he (ה֖וּא) will deliver thee.
• Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he (ה֣וּא) is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
• Daniel 7:7 — After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it (וְהִ֣יא) was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
• Daniel 7:24 — And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he (וְה֤וּא) shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.