# H305 אַחֲלַי

אַחֲלַי (ʼachălay), Strong’s H305: would that! KJV: O that, would God.. Occurs 2 times.

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*ʼachălay* — would that!

KJV: O that, would God.

Built from [אָח ʼâch](https://besorah.bible/word/H253) (Oh!) + [לוּא lûwʼ](https://besorah.bible/word/H3863) (a conditional particle)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַחְלַי ψ 119:5 and אַחֲלֵי 2 K 5:3 ah that! (𝔊).

## Where it occurs
- [2 Kings 5:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/5?v=3) — She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his…
- [Psalms 119:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/119?v=5) — Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!