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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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Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 2:24 · retained source text

Therefore shall a man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue vnto his wife: and they shalbe one flesh.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 19.5. mar. 10.7. 1.corin. 6.16. ephe. 5.31.

Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 2:25 · retained source text

And they were both naked, the man & his wife, and were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 3:8 · retained source text

And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wind.

Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 3:15 · retained source text

And I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seed and her seed: it shal bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.

Genesis 3:20
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 3:20 · retained source text

And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Chanah.

Genesis 3:21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 3:21 · retained source text

Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did the LORD God make coates of skinnes, and cloathed them.

Genesis 3:22
¶ And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 3:22 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:

Genesis 4:1
AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 4:1 · retained source text

¶ And Adam knew Eue his wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I haue gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 4:2
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:2 · retained source text

And she againe bare his brother Abel, and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Hebel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a feeder.

Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 4:4 · retained source text

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flocke, and of the fat thereof: and the LORD had respect vnto Abel, and to his offering.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sheep, or goates.

1611 marginal noteHeb.11.4

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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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