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H1931

הוּא

hûwʼ [hoo] Preposition
Core meaninghe ( she or it )

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H1931

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

KJV usage: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
Etymology: of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

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

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