/ hɪm; NAmE / pronoun
1.
used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a preposition to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified :
When did you see him?
He took the children with him.
I'm taller than him.
It's him.
—compare he
2.
Him used when referring to God
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , dative singular form of he , hē he and hit it .