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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 39:11
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:11 · retained source text

And it came to passe about this time, that Ioseph went in to the house, to doe his busines, and there was none of the men of the house there within.

Genesis 39:12
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:12 · retained source text

And shee caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

Genesis 39:13
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:13 · retained source text

And it came to passe, when she saw that hee had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth;

Genesis 39:15
And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe, when hee heard that I lifted vp my voice, and cried, that he left his garment with mee, and fled, and got him out.

Genesis 39:16
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:16 · retained source text

And she laid vp his garment by her, vntill her LORD came home.

Genesis 39:18
And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:18 · retained source text

And it came to passe as I lift vp my voice, and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

Genesis 39:19
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:19 · retained source text

And it came to passe when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake vnto him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, that his wrath was kindled.

Genesis 39:23
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:23 · retained source text

The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing, that was vnder his hand, because the LORD was with him: & that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

Genesis 40:1
AND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 40:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe after these things, that the Butler of the King of Egypt, and his Baker, had offended their LORD the King of Egypt.

Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 40:2 · retained source text

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chiefe of the Butlers, and against the chiefe of the Bakers.

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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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