Hebrew · H2088

זֶה

The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

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זֶהH2088

What does זֶה mean in the Bible?

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

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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

This461×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 this39×Genesis 7:1, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 28:16, Exodus 13:5

these39×Genesis 45:6, Exodus 18:18, Exodus 18:23, Exodus 32:31

of this27×Numbers 9:3, Numbers 14:14, Numbers 14:19, Numbers 28:17

is this24×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 this17×Genesis 6:15, Exodus 3:12, Exodus 3:15, Exodus 12:14

here17×Genesis 38:21, Genesis 38:22, Exodus 24:14, Numbers 22:19

on this13×Genesis 28:20, Exodus 5:23, Exodus 12:17, Leviticus 16:30

to this11×Genesis 37:6, Genesis 47:26, Deuteronomy 22:16, Judges 19:24

such9×Genesis 18:25, Genesis 20:10, Genesis 34:14, Genesis 44:7

the9×Genesis 31:51, Genesis 32:10, Leviticus 23:14, Deuteronomy 3:28

On that8×Genesis 17:23, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 12:51, Leviticus 23:21

This very8×Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 30:25, 1 Kings 1:30, 2 Kings 14:7

that7×Genesis 25:30, Exodus 12:8, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 17:16

to these7×1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:7, 1 Kings 12:9, 2 Chronicles 10:6

one6×Exodus 17:12, 1 Samuel 17:3, 1 Samuel 23:26, 2 Samuel 11:25

another4×1 Samuel 17:3, Job 1:16, Psalms 75:7, Isaiah 44:5

as this4×Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29, Jeremiah 9:9, Jeremiah 18:6

at this4×Genesis 17:21, Deuteronomy 1:6, 1 Kings 2:26, 2 Kings 4:16

Is that4×1 Samuel 24:16, 1 Samuel 26:17, 2 Samuel 2:20, 1 Kings 18:17

of the4×Exodus 12:6, Leviticus 23:34, Isaiah 23:13, Jeremiah 32:14

on both sides4×Joshua 8:33, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Ezekiel 48:21

the following4×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] this3×Genesis 28:17, 1 Samuel 15:14, 1 Samuel 21:11

about this3×Deuteronomy 3:26, Proverbs 24:12, Jeremiah 14:10

but these3×Deuteronomy 14:12, Jeremiah 5:23, Jeremiah 35:16

by this3×Joshua 2:17, 2 Samuel 16:18, Psalms 56:9

day of this3×Exodus 12:3, Leviticus 23:27, Numbers 29:7

from here3×Genesis 37:17, Exodus 33:15, Deuteronomy 9:12

from this3×2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:9

he3×1 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 this3×2 Samuel 11:25, 1 Kings 1:27, 1 Kings 17:21

like this3×Genesis 50:20, 1 Kings 7:8, Jeremiah 13:10

Now this3×Exodus 29:1, Deuteronomy 19:4, Joshua 5:4

the One3×Judges 5:5, Psalms 68:8, Ecclesiastes 7:18

the other3×Exodus 14:20, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 7:14

the same3×Genesis 32:19, Nehemiah 6:4

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

[of] this2×2 Kings 18:19, Isaiah 36:4

about the2×1 Samuel 17:27, 1 Samuel 17:30

And [when] this2×1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21

and another2×1 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 18:19

And in this2×Jeremiah 19:7, Haggai 2:9

And one2×1 Kings 22:20, 2 Chronicles 18:19

and these2×Deuteronomy 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:17

and to this2×1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21

as is the case2×Deuteronomy 2:30, Jeremiah 32:20

as it is this2×Deuteronomy 4:38, Jeremiah 44:22

but this2×1 Kings 20:9, Daniel 9:7

could this2×2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19

day2×2 Chronicles 8:8, 2 Chronicles 10:19

did this2×Exodus 32:21, 2 Kings 9:11

for this2×Jonah 1:12, Micah 2:11

from2×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 same2×Leviticus 23:6, Nehemiah 9:1

on either side2×Exodus 26:13, Numbers 22:24

on one2×Exodus 25:19, Exodus 37:8

one at either end2×1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:19

really2×Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:24

so2×Deuteronomy 19:20, 1 Kings 21:5

that this2×Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 8:14

this day2×1 Kings 8:61, 1 Chronicles 28:7

This is how2×Genesis 20:13, Numbers 8:4

this man2×1 Samuel 21:15, Zechariah 3:2

this place2×Exodus 11:1, Exodus 33:1

upon this2×Exodus 5:22, 2 Chronicles 34:25

what2×Exodus 13:8, Job 15:17

When this2×2 Kings 10:2, Jeremiah 19:6

will this2×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 one1×Psalms 87:4

[you]1×Daniel 10:17

{May} this one1×Genesis 5:29

about him1×1 Samuel 21:11

about this matter1×Exodus 2:15

according to the same1×Exodus 21:31

according to this1×Isaiah 8:20

against this1×2 Kings 22:17

all these1×1 Samuel 29:3

along both1×Ezekiel 47:7

along the other1×1 Samuel 23:26

and1×Jeremiah 44:2

and at that1×2 Kings 4:17

and back1×Exodus 32:15

and by them1×Deuteronomy 32:47

And He1×Micah 5:5

and made this1×Jeremiah 19:4

and still another1×Isaiah 44:5

and such1×1 Kings 14:5

and that1×Judges 18:4

and the1×Jeremiah 32:14

And they1×Isaiah 6:3

And this [is]1×Ezekiel 43:13

And this [was]1×Ezekiel 1:5

and those1×Job 19:19

another [messenger]1×Job 1:17

another messenger1×Job 1:18

anyone like this1×Genesis 41:38

are having1×Genesis 35:17

are there to this1×Joshua 10:27

As for this1×1 Kings 6:12

As one1×Ecclesiastes 3:19

as they are to this1×Jeremiah 25:18

as we are this1×Ezra 9:7

as well as1×1 Chronicles 22:1

belonged to this man1×1 Samuel 25:21

born in this1×Jeremiah 16:3

both1×Ezekiel 47:12

by1×2 Samuel 12:14

by quoting this1×Ezekiel 18:2

by sending this1×Genesis 33:8

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

can this [man]1×1 Samuel 10:27

did we ever1×Numbers 11:20

do that1×Genesis 33:15

do you keep up this1×Job 27:12

does this1×2 Samuel 19:42

during these1×Deuteronomy 8:4

each side of the area formed by1×Ezekiel 45:7

even to this1×Deuteronomy 8:18

except1×Ruth 2:7

for these1×Zechariah 7:5

from [His cup]1×Psalms 75:8

from this place1×Exodus 13:19

front1×Exodus 32:15

Has anything as1×Deuteronomy 4:32

Has this1×Jeremiah 7:11

have persuaded1×Jeremiah 28:15

have these1×Jeremiah 8:5

He [is]1×Exodus 15:2

he came from1×Judges 13:6

Here is1×Numbers 13:27

in the same1×Joshua 6:15

is in this1×2 Chronicles 20:9

Is it1×1 Kings 18:7

is the one1×1 Samuel 16:12

is this dream1×Genesis 37:10

it1×Judges 6:29

it so1×Genesis 27:20

its1×1 Kings 21:2

just that1×Exodus 9:6

like today1×Isaiah 56:12

Must this [man]1×1 Samuel 21:15

now1×Job 19:3

of all this1×Deuteronomy 1:32

of it1×Exodus 13:3

of similar1×1 Kings 7:8

of these1×Jeremiah 38:4

on1×Joshua 8:22

on account of this1×Jonah 1:14

on the1×Genesis 17:26

on the other1×Exodus 37:8

on the same1×Exodus 19:1

one [of these]1×Ecclesiastes 7:14

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

one another1×Isaiah 6:3

one in this1×Genesis 39:9

One man1×Job 21:23

opposite sides1×2 Samuel 2:13

or these1×Jeremiah 37:18

renowned to this1×Daniel 9:15

should this1×2 Samuel 16:9

so that this1×1 Kings 18:37

than [that man]1×Ecclesiastes 6:5

than this1×2 Chronicles 25:9

that endures to this1×Nehemiah 9:10

that place1×Jeremiah 2:37

the other side1×Zechariah 5:3

them1×Jeremiah 13:12

These areas1×Numbers 35:5

thing1×Deuteronomy 13:11

this [son]1×Genesis 29:33

this act1×Esther 6:3

this is1×Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is one of1×Exodus 2:6

This is the one1×Isaiah 66:2

this is what1×Jeremiah 7:23

this one1×Genesis 44:29

this same1×Exodus 12:42

this thing1×2 Samuel 12:12

those1×1 Samuel 17:47

through this1×Deuteronomy 2:7

Thus1×Genesis 31:41

to do such1×2 Samuel 24:3

to one like this1×Job 14:3

to the1×Exodus 12:41

twenty loaves1×2 Kings 4:43

up from this place1×Genesis 50:25

was still1×Job 1:17

When1×Esther 2:13

whether this1×Ecclesiastes 11:6

which1×Psalms 104:26

While he1×Job 1:16

while this1×Haggai 1:4

who1×Proverbs 23:22

Who is this1×Isaiah 63:1

will be this1×Isaiah 27:9

will have the area1×Ezekiel 45:7

with these1×Exodus 17:4

with this1×Haggai 2:14

Within this area1×Ezekiel 45:2

Yet another man1×Job 21:25

you for1×Genesis 31:38

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 5:1זֶ֣הtoThisPronoun - masculine singular Genesis 5:29זֶ֠הto{May} this onePronoun - masculine singular Genesis 6:15וְזֶ֕הtoAnd thisConjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular Genesis 7:1הַזֶּֽה׃toin thisArticle | Pronoun - masculine singular Genesis 7:11הַזֶּ֗הto-Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Genesis 7:13הַזֶּה֙to. . .Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Genesis 11:6וְזֶ֖הtothisConjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular Genesis 15:4זֶ֑הtoThisPronoun - masculine singular Genesis 16:8מִזֶּ֥הto. . .Interrogative Genesis 17:21הַזֶּ֔הtoat thisArticle | Pronoun - masculine singular

Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 5:1

Aligned rows1,176

Books represented34

Genesis86Exodus89Leviticus18Numbers68Deuteronomy75Joshua52Judges40Ruth21 Samuel952 Samuel461 Kings812 Kings601 Chronicles122 Chronicles53Ezra10Nehemiah21Esther12Job26Psalms21Proverbs3Ecclesiastes37Song Of Solomon4Isaiah59Jeremiah135Lamentations3Ezekiel28Daniel6Amos4Obadiah1Jonah4Micah2Zephaniah1Haggai11Zechariah11

Source forms

הַזֶּֽה׃134xhaz·zehGenesis 7:1, Genesis 20:10, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 31:1

הַזֶּ֔ה126xhaz·zehGenesis 17:21, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Genesis 19:14

הַזֶּ֑ה126xhaz·zehGenesis 19:13, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 21:26

הַזֶּ֖ה95xhaz·zehGenesis 33:8, Genesis 37:6, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 44:15

הַזֶּה֙80xhaz·zehGenesis 7:13, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:22

זֶ֣ה46xzehGenesis 5:1, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 48:18

זֶ֖ה42xzehGenesis 27:24, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 40:12, Genesis 40:18

הַזֶּ֗ה33xhaz·zehGenesis 7:11, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 31:51, Leviticus 23:21

Parsing patterns

Article | Pronoun - masculine singular703xGenesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 17:21

Pronoun - masculine singular317xGenesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 18:13

Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular57xGenesis 37:17, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 11:1

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular51xGenesis 6:15, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 28:17, Exodus 3:12

Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular18xGenesis 38:21, Genesis 38:22, Genesis 48:9, Exodus 24:14

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular13xExodus 17:12, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 38:15

Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular5xGenesis 41:38, Isaiah 56:12, Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:29

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular3xJudges 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

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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?

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