zo · this, thus

What it means

zo (זֹה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “this, thus”.

A word that points to something already said or about to be said.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Points to something near or being spoken of; also "thus".

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• this ×9
• Thus ×2
• that ×1

Where it appears

• Judges×1
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Kings×1
• 2 Kings×1
• Psalms×1
• Ecclesiastes×6
• Ezekiel×1

• Judges 18:4

  And he said to them, “Thus and thus Micah has done for me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”

• 2 Samuel 11:25

  David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing be evil in your eyes, for the sword devours this one as well as that one; press your battle against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.”

• 1 Kings 14:5

  But YHWH had said to Ahijah, “Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall speak to her. And it will be, when she comes in, that she will be pretending to be another woman.”

• 2 Kings 6:19

  Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.

• Psalms 132:12

  If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne.”

• Ecclesiastes 2:2

  Of laughter I said, “Madness!” and of joy, “What does this do?”

• Ecclesiastes 2:24

  There is no good in the man that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his toil. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of Elohim.

• Ecclesiastes 5:16

  And this also is a sickly evil: that exactly as he came, so he will go; and what profit is there for him that he toils for the wind?

• Ecclesiastes 5:19

  Also, every human being to whom Elohim has given riches and possessions and has given him power to eat from them and to take his portion and to rejoice in his toil — this is the gift of Elohim.

• Ecclesiastes 7:23

  All this I tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

• Ecclesiastes 9:13

  This also I saw — wisdom under the sun and it was great to me:

• Ezekiel 40:45

  And he spoke to me, “This is the chamber that faces toward the south, for the priests who keep the charge of the house;