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his

Meaning of “his”

1. The possessive form corresponding to he or him: belonging or relating to a person, animal, or other referent treated as masculine; used before a noun or independently. 2. In older use, the possessive of it: belonging or relating to a thing without natural gender.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
8,474 occurrences5,968 verses65 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:11

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Zechariah 1:21
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 1:21 · retained source text

Then said I, What come these to doe? And hee spake, saying, These are the hornes which haue scattered Iudah, so that no man did lift vp his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles, which lift vp their horne ouer the land of Iudah to scatter it.

Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 2:8 · retained source text

For thus sayth the LORD of hostes, After the glory hath he sent me vnto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye.

1611 marginal noteDeu.32.10. psal. 17.8.

Zechariah 2:12
And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 2:12 · retained source text

And the LORD shall inherite Iudah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Ierusalem againe.

Zechariah 2:13
Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 2:13 · retained source text

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised vp out of his holy habitation.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the habitation of his holines.

Zechariah 3:1
AND he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 3:1 · retained source text

¶ And he shewed me Ioshua the high Priest, standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

1611 marginal noteThat is, an aduersarie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to be his aduersarie.

Zechariah 3:5
And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 3:5 · retained source text

And I said, Let them set a faire mitre vpon his head. So they set a faire mitre vpon his head, and clothed him with garments, and the Angel of the LORD stood by.

Zechariah 3:10
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 3:10 · retained source text

In that day, saith the LORD of hostes, shal ye call euery man his neighbour vnder the vine and vnder the figge tree.

Zechariah 4:1
AND the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 4:1 · retained source text

¶ And the Angell that talked with me, came againe and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleepe:

Zechariah 4:2
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 4:2 · retained source text

And said vnto mee, What seest thou? and I said, I haue looked, and behold a candlesticke all of gold, with a bowle vpon the top of it, and his seuen lampes thereon, and seuen pipes to the seuen lampes, which were vpon the top thereof.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with her bowle.

1611 marginal noteOr, seuen seuerall pipes to the lampes &c.

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Where “his” appears

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Genesis653 occurrences
437 verses
Exodus372 occurrences
240 verses
Leviticus385 occurrences
249 verses
Numbers277 occurrences
199 verses
Deuteronomy297 occurrences
188 verses
Joshua60 occurrences
43 verses
Judges220 occurrences
159 verses
Ruth25 occurrences
19 verses
1 Samuel350 occurrences
245 verses
2 Samuel245 occurrences
181 verses
1 Kings318 occurrences
203 verses
2 Kings332 occurrences
215 verses
1 Chronicles348 occurrences
222 verses
2 Chronicles346 occurrences
232 verses
Ezra46 occurrences
37 verses
Nehemiah48 occurrences
40 verses
Esther66 occurrences
42 verses
Job342 occurrences
242 verses
Psalms610 occurrences
442 verses
Proverbs272 occurrences
213 verses
Ecclesiastes68 occurrences
47 verses
Song of Solomon34 occurrences
23 verses
Isaiah347 occurrences
235 verses
Jeremiah282 occurrences
194 verses
Lamentations38 occurrences
29 verses
Ezekiel217 occurrences
134 verses
Daniel187 occurrences
107 verses
Hosea41 occurrences
28 verses
Joel16 occurrences
8 verses
Amos26 occurrences
19 verses
Obadiah6 occurrences
4 verses
Jonah10 occurrences
8 verses
Micah24 occurrences
19 verses
Nahum17 occurrences
9 verses
Habakkuk24 occurrences
15 verses
Zephaniah8 occurrences
8 verses
Haggai4 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah56 occurrences
37 verses
Malachi20 occurrences
16 verses
Matthew259 occurrences
211 verses
Mark148 occurrences
121 verses
Luke235 occurrences
192 verses
John176 occurrences
152 verses
Acts146 occurrences
122 verses
Romans54 occurrences
48 verses
1 Corinthians37 occurrences
30 verses
2 Corinthians21 occurrences
18 verses
Galatians9 occurrences
9 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
28 verses
Philippians9 occurrences
7 verses
Colossians14 occurrences
13 verses
1 Thessalonians8 occurrences
8 verses
2 Thessalonians7 occurrences
6 verses
1 Timothy8 occurrences
6 verses
2 Timothy9 occurrences
8 verses
Titus3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews48 occurrences
40 verses
James16 occurrences
13 verses
1 Peter12 occurrences
10 verses
2 Peter10 occurrences
10 verses
1 John43 occurrences
35 verses
2 John2 occurrences
2 verses
3 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation122 occurrences
81 verses

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Historical definitions

Possessive pronoun. Its, when referring to a thing without natural gender.

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