See הוא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.",
"ref": "Tanach, Job [[s:he:T2737#לז_ו|37:6]], with translation of the King James Version:",
"roman": "ki lashélag yomár hevé áretz v'géshem matár v'géshem mitrót uzó.",
"text": "כִּי לַשֶּׁלַג ׀ יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּוֹ׃",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Be: used as an imperative."
],
"links": [
[
"Be",
"be"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) Be: used as an imperative."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hebrew terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"to fall, hence to befall; to take place; become"
],
"links": [
[
"fall",
"fall"
],
[
"befall",
"befall"
],
[
"take place",
"take place"
],
[
"become",
"become"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) to fall, hence to befall; to take place; become"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"word": "הוא"
}
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