Targum Molcho

Biblical Hebrew · Pronouns and Logic Words

“He” and “she”

BH-032Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

הוּא · הִיא

Transliterationhu · hi

Plain meaninghe/it · she/it

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“He” and “she”

הוּא and הִיא are the basic third-person singular pronouns. Hebrew grammatical gender also applies to many nonhuman nouns, so English “it” may correspond to either form depending on the noun.

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הוּא · הִיא
ORIGINAL

BH-032

hu · hi
READING

Approved transliteration

he/it · she/it
MEANING

Biblical Hebrew

REMEMBER

Hebrew grammatical gender extends beyond people.