זה

Etymology
Related to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Compare also the definite form and 🇨🇬.

Determiner

 * 1) this
 * הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ בְּרָכָה מְרֻבָּה בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה, וְעַל שֻׁלְחָן זֶה שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ עָלָיו.
 * harakhaman hu yishlakh lanu baracha murubba babbayit hazze, v'al shulkhan ze she'akhalnu alav.
 * The Merciful One will send to us a manifold blessing in this house, and on this table upon which we have eaten.
 * The Merciful One will send to us a manifold blessing in this house, and on this table upon which we have eaten.

Usage notes

 * There are three ways to use this determiner:
 * : most common overall, especially in Biblical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew
 * : common in Rabbinic Hebrew from Mishnaic to modern times, and in formal Modern Hebrew
 * : common in some forms of Medieval Hebrew

Pronoun

 * 1) this, this one.

Usage notes

 * , although translated "this", is often used in circumstances where English speakers would use . For example, a boy swinging a stick might be told, whereas in English he'd be told "be careful with that".
 * Colloquially, is often used as a gender-neutral form of "it".