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Leviticus 15:3 — Word Study

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WLCוְזֹ֛את תִּהְיֶ֥ה טֻמְאָת֖וֹ בְּזוֹב֑וֹ רָ֣ר בְּשָׂר֞וֹ אֶת־ זוֹב֗וֹ אֽוֹ־ הֶחְתִּ֤ים בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ טֻמְאָת֖וֹ הִֽוא׃

BSAThiszôʼth [specific, particular] uncleannessṭumʼâh [impurity, defilement] ishâyâh from his dischargezôwb [bodily flow, issue] whether his bodybâsâr [flesh, physical form] allowsrûwr the discharge {to flow}zôwb [fluid, semen, run, run with his issue] orʼôw blocks itchâtham [stops, seals, the flow, his issue] So his dischargezôwb [emission, flux] will bring abouthûwʼ [cause, result in] uncleannessṭumʼâh [impurity, ceremonial defilement]

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Leviticus 15:3quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse explains the nature of uncleanness resulting from a bodily discharge.
Who is speakingThe Lord, giving instructions to the Israelites about purity laws.
Where we areLeviticus 15 outlines laws concerning bodily discharges and their implications for ritual purity.
The hard wordטֻמְאָה
Take awayThe state of being unclean is directly tied to physical conditions.
6 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectזֹאת verbהָיָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

1 of 14 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Leviticus 15:3

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — Laws of Bodily Dischargesgenerated

2“Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
3This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
4Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:3 details the laws regarding bodily discharges, emphasizing the importance of ritual purity in Israelite society. This section outlines how various bodily conditions affect a person's cleanliness, which is crucial for participation in communal worship and religious activities. The instructions reflect the broader theme of holiness in the Mosaic Law, as seen in other passages throughout Leviticus.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Leviticus 12:3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
2Ezekiel 16:26You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.
3Ezekiel 23:20and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.Leviticus 12:3 Ezekiel 16:26 Ezekiel 23:20

The Key Word טֻמְאָה, tum'ahgenerated

The word טֻמְאָה (tum'ah) signifies a state of ritual impurity or uncleanness. It is derived from the root that conveys the idea of being unclean and encompasses various forms of impurity, including ethical and ritual uncleanness. In this verse, it specifically refers to the uncleanness associated with a bodily discharge, indicating the need for purification.

This term is often used in contexts where physical conditions result in a state of being unclean, which affects one's ability to participate in religious practices. The parsing indicates that it is a feminine singular noun, which aligns with its use in describing a specific state of being.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is תִּהְיֶ֥ה, it will be, which governs the subject זֹ֛את, this. The structure includes additional phrases that specify the conditions under which uncleanness arises, including a prepositional phrase that indicates the source of the discharge.

The Hebrew word order emphasizes the subject and the state of being, with the verb following, creating a clear declaration about the nature of uncleanness.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates טֻמְאָה as ἀκαθαρσία, which conveys a broader sense of impurity, often associated with moral or ritual defilement. This choice reflects a wider understanding of uncleanness that may extend beyond the physical discharge.

The translation of בְּזוֹב as ῥῦσις indicates a focus on the flowing nature of the discharge, aligning with the Greek understanding of bodily emissions.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 15:3 explains that a man's bodily discharge makes him unclean, whether the discharge flows freely or is blocked. This means that the state of being unclean is directly linked to the physical condition of the discharge.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to be unclean?

To be unclean means to be in a state that prevents participation in religious activities, requiring purification.

Why are bodily discharges significant in the Law?

Bodily discharges are significant because they affect a person's ritual purity, which is essential for maintaining holiness in the community.

How does this verse relate to other purity laws?

This verse is part of a broader set of purity laws in Leviticus that govern various aspects of life, emphasizing the importance of cleanliness and holiness.

What should a person do if they are unclean?

If a person is unclean due to a bodily discharge, they must follow the prescribed purification rituals to restore their cleanliness.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How do the laws of purity in Leviticus reflect the holiness of God?
  2. In what ways can we apply the concept of cleanliness and purity in our own lives today?
  3. What do you think is the significance of the physical state of being unclean in relation to spiritual conditions?
  4. How can understanding these laws help us appreciate the importance of ritual in worship?

Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 15:3 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue,.... Or the sign of it, by which it may be judged whether he is unclean by it or no: whether his flesh run with his issue; or salivates, or emits a flow

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Or if it have run, and been stopped in great measure, either by the grossness of the humour, or by some obstruction in parts that it cannot run freely, as it did, but only droppeth.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 15:3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it [is] his uncleanness.Ver. 3. It is his uncleanness.] Hereby they were taught the turpitude of sin, of original sin especially, that peccatum peccans, as the Schools call it; that sinful sin, as St Paul, for so filthy it is, that he can call it no worse than by its own name, as wanting a fitter epithet.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(3) Whether his flesh run.—This verse defines more minutely the statement in the preceding verse.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

3. Be stopped — Literally, whether he stop his flesh from his issue. The uncleanness continues, though the issue be temporarily obstructed, until its perfect cure.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

This shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body has stopped from his discharge, it is his uncleanness.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Now this is his uncleanness in regard to his discharge – whether his body secretes his discharge or blocks his discharge, he is unclean. All the days that his body has a discharge or his body blocks his discharge, this is his uncleanness.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh shall run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And this shalbe his vncleannes in his issue: when his flesh auoydeth his issue, or if his flesh be stopped from his issue, this is his vncleannes.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And this shall be his uncleanness in his flux: whether his flesh run with his flux, or his flesh be closed from his flux, it is his uncleanness.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

and this is his uncleanness in his issue — his flesh hath run with his issue, or his flesh hath stopped from his issue; it [is] his uncleanness.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

and this is his uncleanness in his discharge—his flesh has run with his discharge, or his flesh has stopped from his discharge; it [is] his uncleanness.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

His uncleanness is due to this infected fluid. Whether his body flows with fluid or is stopped up, it is unclean.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And then shall he be judged subject to this evil, when a filthy humour, at every moment, cleaveth to his flesh, and gathereth there.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The uncleanness comes from his discharge, whether his body allows it to flow out or blocks it. It makes him unclean.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

If the flow goes on or if the part is stopped up, to keep back the flow, he is still unclean.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclausesubjectזֹ֛אתthisverbתִּהְיֶ֥הit.will.benoun phrase · objectnoun phraseטֻמְאָת֖uncleannessוֹhisprepositional phraseבְּbynoun phraseזוֹב֑dischargeוֹhisclauseverbרָ֣רit.has.secretednoun phrase · subjectבְּשָׂר֞fleshוֹhisnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseזוֹב֗dischargeוֹhisאֽוֹorclauseverbהֶחְתִּ֤יםit.has.been.obstructednoun phrase · subjectבְּשָׂרfleshוֹ֙hisprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִfromnoun phraseזּוֹב֔dischargeוֹhisclausenoun phrase · predicateטֻמְאָת֖uncleannessוֹ[is].hissubjectהִֽואit

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls show some variations from the Masoretic Text. The Samaritan version uses different terms for 'unclean' and 'discharge,' while the Dead Sea Scrolls have several words restored, indicating some textual differences but maintaining the overall meaning.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְזֹ֛את תִּהְיֶ֥ה טֻמְאָת֖וֹ בְּזוֹב֑וֹ רָ֣ר בְּשָׂר֞וֹ אֶת־ זוֹב֗וֹ אֽוֹ־ הֶחְתִּ֤ים בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ טֻמְאָת֖וֹ הִֽוא׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְזֹ֛אתοὗτοςטֻמְאָת֖וֹαὐτοῦרָ֣רγόνονבְּשָׂר֞וֹαὐτοῦזוֹב֗וֹῥύσεωςאֽוֹ־הֶחְתִּ֤יםσυνέστηκενבְּשָׂרוֹ֙αὐτοῦמִזּוֹב֔וֹῥύσεωςטֻמְאָת֖וֹαὐτοῦהִֽוא׃ἐστιν

11 of the 14 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

וזאת תהיה טמאתו בזובו רר בשׂרו את זובו או חתום בשׂרו מזובו טמא הוא כל ימי זב בשׂרו או החתים בשׂרו מזובו טמאתו היא

7 words differ from the Masoretic Text: חתום (seal), טמא (unclean), הוא (he), כל (whole), ימי (day), זב (flow)

Dead Sea Scrolls — 11Q1a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[וזאת] תהיה טמאת׳ו בזב [׳ו] [רר] [בשר׳ו] [את] [זוב׳ו] [או] [החתימ] [בשר׳ו] [מזוב׳ו] [טמאת׳ו] [הוא] ב׳ו כל ימי ז [ב]

6 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 13 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Leviticus 15:3זֶהand thisand thisזֶההָיָהit will beit will beהָיָהטֻמְאָהuncleannessuncleanness hisטֻמְאָהזוֹבby dischargby discharge hiזוֹברִירit has secrit has secretedרִירבָּשָׂרflesh hisflesh hisבָּשָׂראֵתthe object the object markאֵתזוֹבdischarge hdischarge hisזוֹבאוֹororאוֹחָתַםit has beenit has been obsחָתַםבָּשָׂרflesh hisflesh hisבָּשָׂרזוֹבfrom dischafrom discharge זוֹבטֻמְאָה[is] unclea[is] uncleannesטֻמְאָההוּאititהוּאזוּבto flow: fto flow: flowinזוּבטָמֵאto defileto defileטָמֵאבָּשַׂרto bear tito bear tidingsבָּשַׂראוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתשֶׂהשֶׂההָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאאַוָּהdesiredesireאַוָּהנִדָּהimpurityimpurityנִדָּהזוֹבdischargedischargeזוֹבעוֹרskinskinעוֹרעֶ֫צֶםboneboneעֶ֫צֶםתּוֹרָהinstructioinstructionתּוֹרָהשִׁירsongsongשִׁירמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁשְׁתִיwarpwarpשְׁתִיעֵ֫רֶבracial-mixracial-mixעֵ֫רֶבמִקְנָהpurchasepurchaseמִקְנָהטַבַּ֫עַתringringטַבַּ֫עַת
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Leviticus 15:3

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
וְזֹ֛אתve.Zot and this H2063 Conjunction · particle
604× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means this or that, often used to point out something specific. It appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
specific, particular
Tyndale gloss
this
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זֹאת (zot) is a demonstrative pronoun and adverb meaning 'this' or 'here.' It can stand alone or be used in apposition to a noun, often serving as a predicate. The word can also attach enclitically to interrogative pronouns to add emphasis. In poetry, it may function as a relative pronoun, though this is rare.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here

standing alone

In appos. to subst.

More oft. as pred.

It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.

In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)

With prefixes (in special senses)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2063 זֶה demonstr. pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here . standing alone

. In appos. to subst.

. More oft. as pred.

. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.

. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)

. With prefixes (in special senses)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2063 zo'th zothe'

irregular feminine of 2089; this (often used adverb):--

hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she,

so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing),

thus.

see HEBREW for 02089

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זֹאת (zot) — this.

1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such

1a) (alone)

1a1) this one

1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another

1b) (appos to subst)

1b1) this

1c) (as predicate)

1c1) this, such

1d) (enclitically)

1d1) then

1d2) who, whom

1d3) how now, what now

1d4) what now

1d5) wherefore now

1d6) behold here

1d7) just now

1d8) now, now already

1e) (poetry)

1e1) wherein, which, those who

1f) (with prefixes)

1f1) in this (place) here, then

1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter

1f3) thus and thus

1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus

1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side

1f6) on this account

1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | Pron — Conjunction · particle
HC/Tm
and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yeh it will be H1961 Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine singular
3,562× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Tyndale gloss
to be
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be

Qal

Fall out, happen

occur, take place, come about, come to pass

esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass

וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

Come into being, become

abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

sq. prep.

become

sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

sq. pred. adj.

become like

sq. pred. לְ pers.

sq. לְ pred.

oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.

with עַל and לְ

sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)

exist, be in existence

abide, remain, continue

with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie

as copula, joining subj. & pred.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen

. occur, take place, come about, come to pass

. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)

. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה

. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)

. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come

. sq. prep.

. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)

. sq. pred. adj.

. become like

. sq. pred. + לְ pers.

. sq. לְ pred.

. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.

. with עַל and לְ

. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of

. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence

. abide, remain, continue

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1961 hayah haw-yaw

a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,

come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or

auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,

committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,

fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit

(one-)self, require, X use.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) ---

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-3fs — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine singular
HVqi3fs
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See TESTAMENT.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ THE MENTAL FACULTY

Freedom of, recognized by God Ge 4:6-10; De 5:29; 1Ki 20:42; Isa 1:18-20; 43:26; Jer 36:3,7; Joh 7:17

See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE

See CHOICE

See CONTINGENCY

→ OF GOD, THE SUPREME RULE OF DUTY Mt 6:10; 12:50; 26:39,42; Mr 3:35; 14:36; Lu 11:2; 22:42; Joh 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40; Ac…

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
טֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.To uncleanness his H2932 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to the state of being unclean or impure, often resulting from sinful actions, as described in Ezekiel. It encompasses various forms of uncleanness, including ritual and ethical impurity.
Amplified meaning
impurity, defilement
Tyndale gloss
uncleanness
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

טֻמְאָה (tum'ah) refers to various forms of religious impurity or uncleanness. It encompasses sexual, ethical, and ritual uncleanness, as well as local impurity associated with nations. The term is built from the root word for 'unclean' and highlights different contexts in which impurity can arise.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

טֻמְאָה n.f. uncleanness

sexual

of a foul or filthy mass

ethical and religious

ritual

local

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2932 טֻמְאָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2932 tum'ah toom-aw'

from 2930; religious impurity:--filthiness, unclean(-ness).

see HEBREW for 02930

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) — uncleanness.

1) uncleanness

1a) sexual

1b) of filthy mass

1c) ethical and religious

1d) ritual

1e) local (of nations)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
בְּזוֹב֑וֹbe.zo.Vo by discharge his H2101 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
13× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Discharge refers to a bodily flow, including semen or menstrual flux. It is used in the Bible to describe certain medical or physical conditions, often translated as issue.
Amplified meaning
bodily flow, issue
Tyndale gloss
discharge
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זוֹב (zov) refers to a discharge or flow, specifically relating to seminal or menstrual flux. It encompasses both male and female contexts, indicating issues such as semen or menstrual discharge. The word is derived from a related term, זוֹב (H2100), which also pertains to flowing or issuing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2101 זוֹב

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2101 zowb zobe

from 2100; a seminal or menstrual flux:--issue.

see HEBREW for 02100

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זוֹב (zov) — discharge.

1) a flow, issue, discharge, flux

1a) semen, discharge (venereal disease) (of men)

1b) issue, flux (of woman)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
רָ֣רrar it has secreted H7325 Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singular
1× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[רִיר] vb. flow;—Qal Lv 15:3

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7325 רִיר, רוּר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7325 ruwr roor

a primitive root; to slaver (with spittle), i.e. (by analogy)

to emit a fluid (ulcerous or natural):--run.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רִיר (rur) — to run.

(Qal) to flow

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singular
HVqp3ms
and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
בְּשָׂר֞וֹbe.sa.Ro flesh his H1320 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
270× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for flesh refers to the body or a person, and can also describe living things or animals. In the Bible, it is used to describe humans and animals, as in Genesis and Leviticus.
Amplified meaning
flesh, physical form
Tyndale gloss
flesh
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בָּשָׂר (basar) means 'flesh' and encompasses various meanings, including the physical body, kinship, and a euphemism for male genitalia. It can refer to humans, animals, and all living things, highlighting the frailty of man in relation to God. The entries consistently emphasize its bodily and relational aspects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בָּשָׂר 266 n.m. flesh

of the body

flesh for the body itself

male organ of generation (euphemism)

flesh for kindred, blood-relations

man over against God as frail or erring

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1320 בָּשָׂר flesh . of the body

. flesh for the body itself

. male organ of generation (euphemism)

. flesh for kindred, blood-relations

. man over against God as frail or erring

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1320 basar baw-sawr'

from 1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body,

person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man:--body, (fat,

lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.

see HEBREW for 01319

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) — flesh.

1) flesh

1a) of the body

1a1) of humans

1a2) of animals

1b) the body itself

1c) male organ of generation (euphemism)

1d) kindred, blood-relations

1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)

1f) all living things

1g) animals

1h) mankind

Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
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אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
זוֹב֗וֹzo.Vo discharge his H2101 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
13× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Discharge refers to a bodily flow, including semen or menstrual flux. It is used in the Bible to describe certain medical or physical conditions, often translated as issue.
Amplified meaning
fluid, semen, run, run with his issue
Tyndale gloss
discharge
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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זוֹב (zov) refers to a discharge or flow, specifically relating to seminal or menstrual flux. It encompasses both male and female contexts, indicating issues such as semen or menstrual discharge. The word is derived from a related term, זוֹב (H2100), which also pertains to flowing or issuing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2101 זוֹב

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2101 zowb zobe

from 2100; a seminal or menstrual flux:--issue.

see HEBREW for 02100

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זוֹב (zov) — discharge.

1) a flow, issue, discharge, flux

1a) semen, discharge (venereal disease) (of men)

1b) issue, flux (of woman)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
אֽוֹ־'ov- or H176 Conjunction
321× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Desire can also mean or, and, or if, showing a choice between options, as seen in Proverbs 31:4. It is used to express alternatives or possibilities.
Tyndale gloss
or
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The Hebrew word אוֹ (*'ow*) primarily functions as a conjunction meaning 'or,' often indicating a preference or choice between options. It can also introduce examples, express conditions, or imply alternatives. Additionally, it is associated with the noun meaning 'desire' in Proverbs 31:4. The entries reflect a range of uses, but do not present significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אוֹ 320 conj. or

sometimes implying a preference, nearly or rather

introducing a sentence, esp. a particular case under a general principle, or = or if

if perchance

once, with the juss. = except

base

[אֵו] n.m. אוֹ, Kt Pr 31:4 desire, so Thes MV; but < Qr אֵי q.v.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H176 אוֹ or . sometimes implying a preference, nearly or rather

. introducing a sentence, esp. a particular case under a general principle, or = or if

. if perchance

. once, with the juss. = except

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

176 'ow o

presumed to be the "constructive" or genitival form of -av

{av}; short for 185; desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4);

hence (by way of alternative) or, also if:--also, and,

either, if, at the least, X nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

see HEBREW for 0185

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אוֹ (o) — or.

1) or, rather

1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred

1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle

1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or

1d) if perchance

1e) except, or else

2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then

אוֹ (o) — desire.

desire

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Conjunction
HC
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or: The word is used once for either (1Sa 26:10), and is still in poetic use in this sense; as in, "Without or wave or wind" (Coleridge); "Or the bakke or some bone he breketh in his dzouthe" (Piers Plowman (B), VII, 93; compare Merchant of Venice, III, ii, 65). It is also used with "ever" for before (Ps 90:2; Ecclesiasticus 18:19), which the American Standard Revised Version substitutes in Ec 12:6 (compare 12:1,2); So 6:12; Da 6:24.

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
הֶחְתִּ֤יםhech.Tim it has been obstructed H2856 Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
26× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To seal means to close or lock something, like a document or container. This word is used in the Bible to describe marking or sealing something, often with a signet ring.
Amplified meaning
stops, seals, the flow, his issue
Tyndale gloss
to seal
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חָתַם (cha.tam) means to seal or affix a seal. It covers various forms, including sealing up, locking up, and being stopped. The verb appears in different stems, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, and Hiphil, indicating various nuances of sealing and closure. The Aramaic equivalent is also noted.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חָתַם vb. seal, affix seal, seal up

Qal

seal, affix one’s seal, in attestation

seal up, fasten up by sealing

Niph. (it was) written and sealed

Pi. lit. by day they seal up for themselves, i.e acc. to most, they shut themselves up

Hiph. or hath his flesh (genital organ) shewn stoppage by reason of his flux.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2856 חָתַם seal, affix seal, seal up

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2856 chatham khaw-tham'

a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal:--make an

end, mark, seal (up), stop.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חָתַם (cha.tam) — to seal.

1) to seal, seal up, affix a seal

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to seal, affix one's seal

1a2) to seal up, fasten up by sealing

1b) (Niphal) to seal

1c) (Piel) to lock up

1d) (Hiphil) to be stopped

Aramaic equivalent: cha.tam (חֲתַם "to seal" H2857)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person masculine singular
HVhp3ms
and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
בְּשָׂרוֹ֙be.sa.Ro flesh his H1320 Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
270× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for flesh refers to the body or a person, and can also describe living things or animals. In the Bible, it is used to describe humans and animals, as in Genesis and Leviticus.
Tyndale gloss
flesh
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

בָּשָׂר (basar) means 'flesh' and encompasses various meanings, including the physical body, kinship, and a euphemism for male genitalia. It can refer to humans, animals, and all living things, highlighting the frailty of man in relation to God. The entries consistently emphasize its bodily and relational aspects.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בָּשָׂר 266 n.m. flesh

of the body

flesh for the body itself

male organ of generation (euphemism)

flesh for kindred, blood-relations

man over against God as frail or erring

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1320 בָּשָׂר flesh . of the body

. flesh for the body itself

. male organ of generation (euphemism)

. flesh for kindred, blood-relations

. man over against God as frail or erring

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1320 basar baw-sawr'

from 1319; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body,

person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man:--body, (fat,

lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.

see HEBREW for 01319

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) — flesh.

1) flesh

1a) of the body

1a1) of humans

1a2) of animals

1b) the body itself

1c) male organ of generation (euphemism)

1d) kindred, blood-relations

1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)

1f) all living things

1g) animals

1h) mankind

Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmsc/Sp3ms — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
מִזּוֹב֔וֹmi.zo.Vo from discharge his H2101 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
13× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Discharge refers to a bodily flow, including semen or menstrual flux. It is used in the Bible to describe certain medical or physical conditions, often translated as issue.
Amplified meaning
emission, flux
Tyndale gloss
discharge
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זוֹב (zov) refers to a discharge or flow, specifically relating to seminal or menstrual flux. It encompasses both male and female contexts, indicating issues such as semen or menstrual discharge. The word is derived from a related term, זוֹב (H2100), which also pertains to flowing or issuing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2101 זוֹב

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2101 zowb zobe

from 2100; a seminal or menstrual flux:--issue.

see HEBREW for 02100

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זוֹב (zov) — discharge.

1) a flow, issue, discharge, flux

1a) semen, discharge (venereal disease) (of men)

1b) issue, flux (of woman)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffix
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
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hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
טֻמְאָת֖וֹtum.'a.To [is] uncleanness his H2932 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to the state of being unclean or impure, often resulting from sinful actions, as described in Ezekiel. It encompasses various forms of uncleanness, including ritual and ethical impurity.
Amplified meaning
impurity, ceremonial defilement
Tyndale gloss
uncleanness
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

טֻמְאָה (tum'ah) refers to various forms of religious impurity or uncleanness. It encompasses sexual, ethical, and ritual uncleanness, as well as local impurity associated with nations. The term is built from the root word for 'unclean' and highlights different contexts in which impurity can arise.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

טֻמְאָה n.f. uncleanness

sexual

of a foul or filthy mass

ethical and religious

ritual

local

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2932 טֻמְאָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2932 tum'ah toom-aw'

from 2930; religious impurity:--filthiness, unclean(-ness).

see HEBREW for 02930

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) — uncleanness.

1) uncleanness

1a) sexual

1b) of filthy mass

1c) ethical and religious

1d) ritual

1e) local (of nations)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

and this it will be uncleanness his by discharge his it has secreted flesh his the object marker discharge his or it has been obstructed flesh his from discharge his [is] uncleanness his it
הִֽוא׃hi' it H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Amplified meaning
cause, result in
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
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הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, 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:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp3fs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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