Achalay אַחֲלַי
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| אַחֲלַי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | achalay |
| Strong's number | H305 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Gloss | O that! |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (1) |
Achalay (Hebrew אַחֲלַי, Strong's H305) is a Hebrew interjection meaning “O that!”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
Oh that...!; oh would that!; ah that!
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | would (1), that (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | if only (1), oh (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Achalay, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 5:3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
Psalms
- Psalm 119:5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).