Hebrew · H1931, H430

הוּא אֱלֹהֶיךָ

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 · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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הוּא H1931 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
Pronunciation hûʾ
Third person pronoun functioning as copula substitute; carries emphatic force when expressed rather than inflected in verb.
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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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What does הוּא אֱלֹהֶיךָ (hûʾ ʾeloheykā) mean in the Bible?

הוּא · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase 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".

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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
Word Origins

הוּא אֱלֹהֶיךָ is a primitive word — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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