אַחֲלַי
achalay · if only
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H305 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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achalay (אַחֲלַי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “if only”.
An exclamation of desire: "if only!", "how I wish that…!" It expresses something the person strongly wishes that has not yet happened. In 2 Kings 5:3 the captive girl says it.
How to say it
a·cha·lay
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A cry of longing for something to happen.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- If only ×1
- Oh that ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Kings 5:3
She said to her mistress, “If only my master were before the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”
- Psalms 119:5
Oh that my ways were firm to keep your statutes!