"Him" or "it" as an object pronoun and "the" as a masculine singular definite article are literal English equivalents of the French word le. Whatever the meaning or use, the pronunciation remains "luh" in French.
Est le... in French means "Is the..." in English.
Le pied in French is "the foot" in English.
Le nom in French is "the name" in English.
Le coq in French means "the rooster" in English.
Le ciel in French means "the sky" in English.
"Future" in English is le futur in French.
Je le savais in French means "I knew it" in English.
Le sabre in French means "the saber" or "the cavalry sword" in English.
Voilà le stylo! in French is "Here is the pen!" in English.
Je suis le musicien! in French is "I am the musician!" in English.
Le petit in French means "the little one" or "the small one" in English.
Le dernier matin in French means "the last morning" in English.