his

his adj

OE hys, possessive form of he and it; third-person singular masculine possessive adjective, acting as a determiner for a noun; see also he, him, himself, and his, pron.

1. [Refers to a male animal] its.
2. [Refers to an insect] its.
3. [Refers to a bird] its.
4. [Refers to an unnamed male antecedent] that man's.
5. [Refers to death personified, a tomb or grave, etc.] its.
6. [Refers to a heavenly body, such as the moon, sun, stars, etc.] its.
7. [Refers to God or other Deities.]
8. [Refers to Jesus Christ; often capitalized.]
9. [Refers to a component of nature such as weather elements] its.
10. [Refers to a dimension of time] its.
11. [Refers to a mutual relationship between two dual aspects of Deity] their.
12. [Refers to one's soul, self, being, person] its.

his pron

OE hys, possessive form of he and it; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun; see also he, him, himself, and his, adj.

1. [Refers to Deity; co-referential God = he = his.]
2. [Refers to a beloved male person not specified by name in the text].
3. [Refers to a male person previously mentioned in the text; co-referential: Minister = His = He].
4. [Refers to a personified animate creature mentioned previously in the text, such spider, bird, etc.; Spider = Himself = His = He] its
5. [Refers to an inanimate natural phenomena or entity; Sun = Himself = Him = His] its.
6. [Refers to an abstract concept or event; Death = His] its.