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H2090 · Hebrew · Old Testament
זֹה
Zoh
Pronoun, demonstrative
This, the same

Definition

The demonstrative pronoun zoh is an alternate form of zeh ('this'), used to point to something in immediate context. It often appears in liturgical or poetic texts where the speaker directs attention to a specific reality or divine action.

Usage & Theological Significance

Even small pointing words like zoh/zeh carry theological weight in worship contexts. The declaration 'This is my God' (zeh eli, Exodus 15:2) is Israel's supreme act of exclusive identification at the Red Sea — the God who acted in history is no abstract deity but this God, personally encountered. The specificity of the demonstrative pronoun reflects the particularity of biblical revelation: not a generic divine principle but a named, acting God with a people.

Key Bible Verses

Exodus 15:2 This is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Isaiah 25:9 It will be said on that day, 'Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him.'
Ezekiel 5:5 Thus says the Lord GOD: This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.
Daniel 2:36 This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.

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