he

he

he¹ [hē]

pron.

pl. they [OE (where it contrasts with heo, she, hie, they < same base) < IE * ko-, kȇ-, this one > HERE, HITHER, L cis, on this side: orig. a demonstrative]

1. the man, boy, or male animal (or, sometimes, the thing regarded as male) previously mentioned: masculine personal pronoun in the third person singular: he is the nominative form, him the objective, his the possessive, and himself the reflexive and intensive; his is the possessive pronominal adjective

2. the person; the one; anyone [he who laughs last laughs best]

3. the person just mentioned: used following such antecedents as everyone, somebody, or no one [ everyone ran just as fast as he could ]: Senses 2 and 3, although used traditionally without distinction as to gender, are now often objected to by some as carrying a masculine implication

n.

hes

a man, boy, or male animal

he² [hā]

n.

[Heb, lit., window]

the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה)