"הוא" meaning in Hebrew

See הוא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /(h)u/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /huwaʔ/ [Biblical-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Buffer-הוא.wav Forms: הוּא [canonical], hu [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *šuʔa. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*šuʔa}} Proto-Semitic *šuʔa Head templates: {{head|he|pronoun|g=m-s|head=הוּא|sc=Hebr|tr=hu}} הוּא • (hu) m sg
  1. (personal) he Tags: personal
    Sense id: en-הוא-he-pron-Ny9-L9LQ
  2. Used as a copula: is.
    Sense id: en-הוא-he-pron-kY1VWOoJ Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 0 37 43 14 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: אֲנִי (aní), אנוכי (anokhí), אָנֹכִי (anokhí), אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu), אָנוּ (ánu), אַתָּה (atá), אַתֶּם (atém), אַתְּ (english: at), אַתֶּן (atén), הוּא (hu), הֵם (english: hem), הִיא (english: hi), הֵן (english: hen)

Pronoun

IPA: /(h)u/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /huwaʔ/ [Biblical-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Buffer-הוא.wav Forms: הִוא [canonical], hi [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *šuʔa. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*šuʔa}} Proto-Semitic *šuʔa Head templates: {{head|he|pronoun|g=f-s|head=הִוא|tr=hi}} הִוא • (hi) f sg
  1. (Biblical Hebrew) Archaic spelling of הִיא. Tags: Biblical-Hebrew, alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: הִיא
    Sense id: en-הוא-he-pron-GWz0EtF1 Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew entries with language name categories using raw markup, Hebrew personal pronouns, Hebrew pronouns, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 0 37 43 14 6 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 30 39 25 5 Disambiguation of Hebrew personal pronouns: 7 34 43 14 3 Disambiguation of Hebrew pronouns: 13 34 53 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with redundant script codes: 0 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: הֱוֵא [canonical], hevé [romanization]
Etymology: From הָוָה (havá, “to be”). Compare Arabic هوى (hawā, “to fall, to descend”) Etymology templates: {{m|he|הָוָה||to be|tr=havá}} הָוָה (havá, “to be”), {{cog|ar|هوى|tr=hawā, “to fall, to descend”}} Arabic هوى (hawā, “to fall, to descend”) Head templates: {{head|he|verb form|head=הֱוֵא|tr=hevé}} הֱוֵא • (hevé)
  1. (rare) Be: used as an imperative. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-הוא-he-verb-f~gzWG8R Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 0 37 43 14 6
  2. (rare) to fall, hence to befall; to take place; become Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-הוא-he-verb-vSo-3ZGv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for הוא meaning in Hebrew (6.0kB)

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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "verb form",
        "head": "הֱוֵא",
        "tr": "hevé"
      },
      "expansion": "הֱוֵא • (hevé)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Be: used as an imperative."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Be",
          "be"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Be: used as an imperative."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall, hence to befall; to take place; become"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ],
        [
          "befall",
          "befall"
        ],
        [
          "take place",
          "take place"
        ],
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) to fall, hence to befall; to take place; become"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "הוא"
}

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