הוּא

Strong’s Definition

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

Etymology & Derivation

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;

KJV Usage

he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(pron 3p s) he, she, it
• 2.himself (with emphasis)
• 3.resuming subj with emphasis
• 4.(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
• 5.(demons pron) that (with article)
• 6.(anticipating subj)
• 7.(emphasising predicate)
• 8.that, it (neuter)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: hûwʼ; Pronunciation: hoo