Original Word: אַחֲלַי Part of Speech: Interjection Transliteration: achalay Phonetic Spelling: (akh-al-ah'ee) Short Definition: Oh
Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition O! would that! NASB Word Usage Oh (1), wish (1).
אַחְלַי Psalm 119:5 and אַחֲלֵי 2 Kings 5:3 (perhaps from אָח III. and לַי = Aramaic לְוַי = ׃לוּ the varying punctuation is due doubtless to the word being treated by the punctuators as a substantive = wish, with suffix & in construct stative, 'my wish is that,' etc.; compare Ki on Psalm 119 תְּחִנּוֺתַי וּבַקָּשׁוֺתַי), ah that! (ᵐ5 ο[φελον).
O that, would God
Or achaley {akh-al-ay'}; prob from 'ach and a variation of luw'; would that! -- O that, would God.
2 Kings 5:3 BIB:אֶל־ גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ אַחֲלֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י לִפְנֵ֥י NAS: to her mistress, I wish that my master KJV: unto her mistress, Would God my lord INT: to her mistress wish my master with
Psalm 119:5 BIB: אַ֭חֲלַי יִכֹּ֥נוּ דְרָכָ֗י NAS:Oh that my ways may be established KJV:O that my ways were directed INT:Oh may be established my ways
