Definition
a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
Traditional renderings: he, × hence, × here, it(-self), × now, × of him, the one...the other, × than the other, (× out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, × thus, very, which. Compare H2063, H2090, H2097, H2098.
Traditional renderings: he, × hence, × here, it(-self), × now, × of him, the one...the other, × than the other, (× out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, × thus, very, which. Compare H2063, H2090, H2097, H2098.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זֶה:
- οὗτοςohutos“this/he/she/it”86%
- ἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen“from here”5%
- ταῦταtauta“this”2%
- οὕτωςohutō“thus(-ly)”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1,176 total
- Genesis 5:1זֶ֣ה · ThisThis is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
- Genesis 5:29זֶ֠ה · {May} this oneAnd he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
- Genesis 6:15וְזֶ֕ה · And thisAnd this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
- Genesis 7:1הַזֶּֽה׃ · in thisThen the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Genesis 7:11הַזֶּ֗הIn the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
- Genesis 7:13הַזֶּה֙On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—
- Genesis 11:6וְזֶ֖ה · thisAnd the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.
- Genesis 15:4זֶ֑ה · ThisThen the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”
- Genesis 16:8מִזֶּ֥ה“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
- Genesis 17:21הַזֶּ֔ה · at thisBut I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
- Genesis 17:23הַזֶּ֔ה · On thatOn that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
- Genesis 17:26הַזֶּ֔ה · on theAbraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
- Genesis 18:13זֶּה֩And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
- Genesis 18:25הַזֶּ֗ה · suchFar be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Genesis 19:13הַזֶּ֑ה · this…because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
- Genesis 19:14הַזֶּ֔ה · thisSo Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
- Genesis 19:21הַזֶּ֑ה“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
- Genesis 20:10הַזֶּֽה׃ · suchAbimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”
- Genesis 20:11הַזֶּ֑ה · in thisAbraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
- Genesis 20:13זֶ֣ה · This is howSo when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
- Genesis 21:26הַזֶּ֑ה · thisAbimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
- Genesis 22:16הַזֶּ֔ה · this…saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
- Genesis 24:9הַזֶּֽה׃ · thisSo the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
- Genesis 24:58הַזֶּ֑ה · thisThey called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
- Genesis 25:22זֶּ֖ה · is thisBut the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
- Genesis 25:30הַזֶּ֔ה · thatHe said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
- Genesis 25:32זֶּ֥ה“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
- Genesis 26:11הַזֶּ֛ה · thisSo Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
- Genesis 26:33הַזֶּֽה׃ס · thisSo he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
- Genesis 27:20זֶּ֛ה · it soBut Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
- Genesis 27:21זֶ֛ה · reallyThen Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
- Genesis 27:24זֶ֖ה · reallyAgain he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”
- Genesis 27:36זֶ֣הSo Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 28:16הַזֶּ֑ה · in thisWhen Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
- Genesis 28:17הַזֶּ֑ה · [is] this; זֶ֗ה · This; וְזֶ֖ה · thisAnd he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
- Genesis 28:20הַזֶּה֙ · on thisThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
- Genesis 29:33זֶ֑ה · this [son]Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
- Genesis 30:31הַזֶּ֔ה · this“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.
- Genesis 31:1הַזֶּֽה׃ · thisNow Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”
- Genesis 31:38זֶה֩ · you forI have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
- Genesis 31:41זֶה־ · ThusThus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
- Genesis 31:48הַזֶּ֥ה · ThisThen Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
- Genesis 31:51הַזֶּ֗ה · theLaban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
- Genesis 31:52הַזֶּ֔ה · This; הַזֶּ֔ה · this; הַזֶּ֛ה · thisThis mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
- Genesis 32:2זֶ֑ה · ThisWhen Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 32:10הַזֶּ֔ה · theI am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.