Meaning of הואיל | Babel Free

הגדרות

to continue, keep doing something (followed by an infinitive or finite verb)

Biblical-Hebrew, construction-hif'il

דוגמאות

“וְלוּ הוֹאַלְנוּ וַנֵּשֶׁב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן׃”

If only we had continued to live on the other side of the Jordan!

“וְלֹא יָכְלוּ בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה לְהוֹרִישׁ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיּוֹאֶל הַכְּנַעֲנִי לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת׃”

And the Manassites were not able to take possession of these towns and the Canaanites continued to dwell in this land.

רמת CEFR