ʼachălay — H305
H305 · Hebrew — אחלי
Pronunciation: akh-al-ah'ee
Other spellings: ʼachălêy אַחֲלֵי
Definition
interjection
would that!
- Oh that...!; oh would that!; ah that!
Usually translated as
would God, O that
Origin
or ʼachălêy; prob from H253 and a variation of H3863
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
ʼachălay occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Psalms (1)
- 2 Kings 5:3 — And she said unto her mistress, Would God (אַחֲלֵ֣י) my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
- Psalms 119:5 — O that (אַ֭חֲלַי) my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Strong's Lexicon — A