His
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Genesis 1:11
- Last Reference: Revelation 22:19
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3588 Used 1 time
- H3644 Used 1 time
- H834 Used 7 times
- G1438 Used 19 times
- G1565 Used 6 times
- G2398 Used 5 times
- G5120 Used 1 time
- G5228 Used 1 time
- G846 Used 530 times
- G848 Used 535 times
HIS, pronoun possessive of he, and pronounced hiz.
1. Of him. Thus in Alfred's Orosius, 'Sume for his ege ne dorstan.' Some for fear of his durst not; literally, for his awe, for awe of him. Lib.3.8. In this instance, his does not express what belongs to the antecedent of his [Philip, ] but the fear which others entertained of him.
2. The present use of his is as a pronominal adjective, in any case indifferently, corresponding to the Latin suus. Thus, tell John his papers are ready. I will deliver his papers to his messenger. He may take his son's books. When the noun is omitted, his stands as its substitute, either in the nominative or objective case. Tell John this book is his He may take mine and I will take his
3. his was formerly used for its, but improperly, and the use has ceased.
4. It was formerly used as the sign of the possessive. The man his ground, for the man's ground. This use has also ceased.
5. his is still used as a substitute for a noun, preceded by of; as all ye saints of his; he ministers of his
HISself is no longer used.