אַחֲלַי ʼachălay

Meaning

would that!

In the King James Version: O that, would God.

Derivation: or אַחֲלֵי; prob from H253 (אָח) and a variation of H3863 (לוּא);

Where it is used

• 2 Kings 5:3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
• Psalms 119:5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!