זה

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זה

/zɛ/
[zɛː]
/ze/ Modern Israeli
/za/
[zæ(ː)]

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḏV- (“this”).

Cognates include Aramaic דִּי (dī) and Arabic ذا. Compare also the definite form הַזֶּה (hazé) and Arabic هٰذَا (hāḏā).

determiner זֶה · ze

this הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ בְּרָכָה מְרֻבָּה בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה, וְעַל שֻׁלְחָן זֶה שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ עָלָיו.

pronoun זֶה · zé · אֵלֶּה · אֵלּוּ · זֹאת · זוֹ

demonstrative this, this one. זה בחולצה הכחולה.
expletive, pronoun it (for a content clause in subject position or as complement of a preposition) איך זה הגיוני שאני עדיין חושבת לפעמים על מישהו שיצאתי איתו לפני איזה שלוש שנים?
Similar: כָּךְ, כֵּן

In English

it subject — inanimate thing
this the (thing) here
that that thing

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MLA

"זה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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זה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%94

Chicago

"זה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%94.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {זה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}