Original Language Studio
Psalms 119:5
“O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַחֲלַיʼachălay · akh-al-ah'ee
H305 · Hebrew
H305 · Hebrew
- Definition
- would that!
- Derivation
- or אַחֲלֵי; prob from H253 (אָח) and a variation of H3863 (לוּא);
- KJV renderings
- O that, would God.
- Grammar
- אַ֭חֲלַי — particle (interjection)
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 5:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַחֲלַי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.