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הוּא

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

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Headword: הוּא Transliteration: hûwʼ Source pronunciation: hoo Source part-of-speech code: p Source language classification: heb Source etymology: of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; Meaning: 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 Usage: 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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