Hebrew · H2088

זֶה

The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.

זֶה H2088

What does זֶה mean in the Bible?

זֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that".

Full entry for זֶה (H2088) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does זֶה mean in the Bible?

זֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that".

How does the BSB render H2088?

The BSB source-word alignment has 1,176 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include This (461), . . . (165), in this (39), these (39), of this (27).

Where does זֶה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (135), 1 Samuel (95), Exodus (89), Genesis (86).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

This 461× Genesis 5:1, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 19:13

. . . 165× Genesis 7:13, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:21

in this 39× Genesis 7:1, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 28:16, Exodus 13:5

these 39× Genesis 45:6, Exodus 18:18, Exodus 18:23, Exodus 32:31

of this 27× Numbers 9:3, Numbers 14:14, Numbers 14:19, Numbers 28:17

is this 24× Genesis 25:22, Genesis 43:29, Genesis 44:15, Exodus 5:22

- 19× Genesis 7:11, Exodus 11:1, Exodus 14:12, Exodus 17:3

And this 17× Genesis 6:15, Exodus 3:12, Exodus 3:15, Exodus 12:14

here 17× Genesis 38:21, Genesis 38:22, Exodus 24:14, Numbers 22:19

on this 13× Genesis 28:20, Exodus 5:23, Exodus 12:17, Leviticus 16:30

to this 11× Genesis 37:6, Genesis 47:26, Deuteronomy 22:16, Judges 19:24

such 9× Genesis 18:25, Genesis 20:10, Genesis 34:14, Genesis 44:7

the 9× Genesis 31:51, Genesis 32:10, Leviticus 23:14, Deuteronomy 3:28

On that 8× Genesis 17:23, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 12:51, Leviticus 23:21

This very 8× Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 30:25, 1 Kings 1:30, 2 Kings 14:7

that 7× Genesis 25:30, Exodus 12:8, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 17:16

to these 7× 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:7, 1 Kings 12:9, 2 Chronicles 10:6

one 6× Exodus 17:12, 1 Samuel 17:3, 1 Samuel 23:26, 2 Samuel 11:25

another 4× 1 Samuel 17:3, Job 1:16, Psalms 75:7, Isaiah 44:5

as this 4× Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29, Jeremiah 9:9, Jeremiah 18:6

at this 4× Genesis 17:21, Deuteronomy 1:6, 1 Kings 2:26, 2 Kings 4:16

Is that 4× 1 Samuel 24:16, 1 Samuel 26:17, 2 Samuel 2:20, 1 Kings 18:17

of the 4× Exodus 12:6, Leviticus 23:34, Isaiah 23:13, Jeremiah 32:14

on both sides 4× Joshua 8:33, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Ezekiel 48:21

the following 4× Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:21, Leviticus 11:29, Deuteronomy 14:7

This [is] 4× Genesis 40:12, Numbers 28:3, 1 Kings 14:13, Job 27:13

this [man] 4× 1 Kings 20:7, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 5:7, 2 Chronicles 18:26

[is] this 3× Genesis 28:17, 1 Samuel 15:14, 1 Samuel 21:11

about this 3× Deuteronomy 3:26, Proverbs 24:12, Jeremiah 14:10

but these 3× Deuteronomy 14:12, Jeremiah 5:23, Jeremiah 35:16

by this 3× Joshua 2:17, 2 Samuel 16:18, Psalms 56:9

day of this 3× Exodus 12:3, Leviticus 23:27, Numbers 29:7

from here 3× Genesis 37:17, Exodus 33:15, Deuteronomy 9:12

from this 3× 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:9

he 3× 1 Samuel 9:17, Job 1:18, Song Of Solomon 2:9

in this [place] 3× Genesis 48:9, Judges 18:3, 1 Samuel 14:34

let this 3× 2 Samuel 11:25, 1 Kings 1:27, 1 Kings 17:21

like this 3× Genesis 50:20, 1 Kings 7:8, Jeremiah 13:10

Now this 3× Exodus 29:1, Deuteronomy 19:4, Joshua 5:4

the One 3× Judges 5:5, Psalms 68:8, Ecclesiastes 7:18

the other 3× Exodus 14:20, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 7:14

the same 3× Genesis 32:19, Nehemiah 6:4

This [one] 3× Judges 7:4, 2 Samuel 18:26

[of] this 2× 2 Kings 18:19, Isaiah 36:4

about the 2× 1 Samuel 17:27, 1 Samuel 17:30

And [when] this 2× 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21

and another 2× 1 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 18:19

And in this 2× Jeremiah 19:7, Haggai 2:9

And one 2× 1 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 18:19

and these 2× Deuteronomy 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:17

and to this 2× 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21

as is the case 2× Deuteronomy 2:30, Jeremiah 32:20

as it is this 2× Deuteronomy 4:38, Jeremiah 44:22

but this 2× 1 Kings 20:9, Daniel 9:7

could this 2× 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19

day 2× 2 Chronicles 8:8, 2 Chronicles 10:19

did this 2× Exodus 32:21, 2 Kings 9:11

for this 2× Jonah 1:12, Micah 2:11

from 2× Joshua 4:3, Ecclesiastes 7:18

from this [place] 2× Judges 6:18, Ruth 2:8

of each [step] 2× 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:19

of the same 2× Leviticus 23:6, Nehemiah 9:1

on either side 2× Exodus 26:13, Numbers 22:24

on one 2× Exodus 25:19, Exodus 37:8

one at either end 2× 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:19

really 2× Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:24

so 2× Deuteronomy 19:20, 1 Kings 21:5

that this 2× Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 8:14

this day 2× 1 Kings 8:61, 1 Chronicles 28:7

This is how 2× Genesis 20:13, Numbers 8:4

this man 2× 1 Samuel 21:15, Zechariah 3:2

this place 2× Exodus 11:1, Exodus 33:1

upon this 2× Exodus 5:22, 2 Chronicles 34:25

what 2× Exodus 13:8, Job 15:17

When this 2× 2 Kings 10:2, Jeremiah 19:6

will this 2× Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:11

[and] 1× Job 18:21

[as well] 1× Exodus 38:15

[The child] 1× Ecclesiastes 6:5

[was] 1× Ecclesiastes 2:3

[when I say,] ‘This one 1× Psalms 87:4

[you] 1× Daniel 10:17

{May} this one 1× Genesis 5:29

about him 1× 1 Samuel 21:11

about this matter 1× Exodus 2:15

according to the same 1× Exodus 21:31

according to this 1× Isaiah 8:20

against this 1× 2 Kings 22:17

all these 1× 1 Samuel 29:3

along both 1× Ezekiel 47:7

along the other 1× 1 Samuel 23:26

and 1× Jeremiah 44:2

and at that 1× 2 Kings 4:17

and back 1× Exodus 32:15

and by them 1× Deuteronomy 32:47

And He 1× Micah 5:5

and made this 1× Jeremiah 19:4

and still another 1× Isaiah 44:5

and such 1× 1 Kings 14:5

and that 1× Judges 18:4

and the 1× Jeremiah 32:14

And they 1× Isaiah 6:3

And this [is] 1× Ezekiel 43:13

And this [was] 1× Ezekiel 1:5

and those 1× Job 19:19

another [messenger] 1× Job 1:17

another messenger 1× Job 1:18

anyone like this 1× Genesis 41:38

are having 1× Genesis 35:17

are there to this 1× Joshua 10:27

As for this 1× 1 Kings 6:12

As one 1× Ecclesiastes 3:19

as they are to this 1× Jeremiah 25:18

as we are this 1× Ezra 9:7

as well as 1× 1 Chronicles 22:1

belonged to this man 1× 1 Samuel 25:21

born in this 1× Jeremiah 16:3

both 1× Ezekiel 47:12

by 1× 2 Samuel 12:14

by quoting this 1× Ezekiel 18:2

by sending this 1× Genesis 33:8

by which [it is called] 1× Deuteronomy 3:14

can this [man] 1× 1 Samuel 10:27

did we ever 1× Numbers 11:20

do that 1× Genesis 33:15

do you keep up this 1× Job 27:12

does this 1× 2 Samuel 19:42

during these 1× Deuteronomy 8:4

each side of the area formed by 1× Ezekiel 45:7

even to this 1× Deuteronomy 8:18

except 1× Ruth 2:7

for these 1× Zechariah 7:5

from [His cup] 1× Psalms 75:8

from this place 1× Exodus 13:19

front 1× Exodus 32:15

Has anything as 1× Deuteronomy 4:32

Has this 1× Jeremiah 7:11

have persuaded 1× Jeremiah 28:15

have these 1× Jeremiah 8:5

He [is] 1× Exodus 15:2

he came from 1× Judges 13:6

Here is 1× Numbers 13:27

in the same 1× Joshua 6:15

is in this 1× 2 Chronicles 20:9

Is it 1× 1 Kings 18:7

is the one 1× 1 Samuel 16:12

is this dream 1× Genesis 37:10

it 1× Judges 6:29

it so 1× Genesis 27:20

its 1× 1 Kings 21:2

just that 1× Exodus 9:6

like today 1× Isaiah 56:12

Must this [man] 1× 1 Samuel 21:15

now 1× Job 19:3

of all this 1× Deuteronomy 1:32

of it 1× Exodus 13:3

of similar 1× 1 Kings 7:8

of these 1× Jeremiah 38:4

on 1× Joshua 8:22

on account of this 1× Jonah 1:14

on the 1× Genesis 17:26

on the other 1× Exodus 37:8

on the same 1× Exodus 19:1

one [of these] 1× Ecclesiastes 7:14

one [side] of [the scroll] 1× Zechariah 5:3

one another 1× Isaiah 6:3

one in this 1× Genesis 39:9

One man 1× Job 21:23

opposite sides 1× 2 Samuel 2:13

or these 1× Jeremiah 37:18

renowned to this 1× Daniel 9:15

should this 1× 2 Samuel 16:9

so that this 1× 1 Kings 18:37

than [that man] 1× Ecclesiastes 6:5

than this 1× 2 Chronicles 25:9

that endures to this 1× Nehemiah 9:10

that place 1× Jeremiah 2:37

the other side 1× Zechariah 5:3

them 1× Jeremiah 13:12

These areas 1× Numbers 35:5

thing 1× Deuteronomy 13:11

this [son] 1× Genesis 29:33

this act 1× Esther 6:3

this is 1× Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is one of 1× Exodus 2:6

This is the one 1× Isaiah 66:2

this is what 1× Jeremiah 7:23

this one 1× Genesis 44:29

this same 1× Exodus 12:42

this thing 1× 2 Samuel 12:12

those 1× 1 Samuel 17:47

through this 1× Deuteronomy 2:7

Thus 1× Genesis 31:41

to do such 1× 2 Samuel 24:3

to one like this 1× Job 14:3

to the 1× Exodus 12:41

twenty loaves 1× 2 Kings 4:43

up from this place 1× Genesis 50:25

was still 1× Job 1:17

When 1× Esther 2:13

whether this 1× Ecclesiastes 11:6

which 1× Psalms 104:26

While he 1× Job 1:16

while this 1× Haggai 1:4

who 1× Proverbs 23:22

Who is this 1× Isaiah 63:1

will be this 1× Isaiah 27:9

will have the area 1× Ezekiel 45:7

with these 1× Exodus 17:4

with this 1× Haggai 2:14

Within this area 1× Ezekiel 45:2

Yet another man 1× Job 21:25

you for 1× Genesis 31:38

Show sample aligned rows

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 5:1

Aligned rows 1,176

Books represented 34

Genesis 86 Exodus 89 Leviticus 18 Numbers 68 Deuteronomy 75 Joshua 52 Judges 40 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 95 2 Samuel 46 1 Kings 81 2 Kings 60 1 Chronicles 12 2 Chronicles 53 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 21 Esther 12 Job 26 Psalms 21 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 37 Song Of Solomon 4 Isaiah 59 Jeremiah 135 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 28 Daniel 6 Amos 4 Obadiah 1 Jonah 4 Micah 2 Zephaniah 1 Haggai 11 Zechariah 11

Source forms

הַזֶּֽה׃ 134x haz·zeh Genesis 7:1, Genesis 20:10, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 31:1

הַזֶּ֔ה 126x haz·zeh Genesis 17:21, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Genesis 19:14

הַזֶּ֑ה 126x haz·zeh Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 21:26

הַזֶּ֖ה 95x haz·zeh Genesis 33:8, Genesis 37:6, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 44:15

הַזֶּה֙ 80x haz·zeh Genesis 7:13, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:22

זֶ֣ה 46x zeh Genesis 5:1, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 48:18

זֶ֖ה 42x zeh Genesis 27:24, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 40:12, Genesis 40:18

הַזֶּ֗ה 33x haz·zeh Genesis 7:11, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 31:51, Leviticus 23:21

Parsing patterns

Article | Pronoun - masculine singular 703x Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 17:21

Pronoun - masculine singular 317x Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 18:13

Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular 57x Genesis 37:17, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 11:1

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular 51x Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 28:17, Exodus 3:12

Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular 18x Genesis 38:21, Genesis 38:22, Genesis 48:9, Exodus 24:14

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular 13x Exodus 17:12, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 38:15

Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 41:38, Isaiah 56:12, Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular 3x Judges 18:4, 2 Samuel 11:25, 1 Kings 14:5

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

Full license details

זֶה

What does זֶה mean in the Bible?

What does זֶה mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2088?

Where does זֶה appear in Scripture?

Evidence Summary

Source Gloss