adj.
Pronunciation: ' h ē , ē
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h ē ; akin to Old English h ē o she, hit it, Old High German h ē he, Latin cis, citra on this side, Greek e ke inos that person
Date: before 12th century
1 : that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer < he is my father> ― compare HIM , HIS , IT , SHE , THEY
2 ― used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified < he that hath ears to hear, let him hear ― Mount 11:15(AV)> <one should do the best he can>