a.cha.lay introduces an expressed wish, whether for healing or for steadfast obedience.

As an interjection, a.cha.lay introduces a wish: in 2 Kings 5:3 it voices the desire that a lord be before the prophet, and in Psalm 119:5 it introduces the wish that the speaker's ways be established for keeping statutes.

1. Interjection introducing an expressed wish · dominant

   Both attested forms are tagged Particle · Interjection. In 2 Kings 5:3 the APB renders the clause "O that my lord were before the prophet who is in Samaria!"; in Psalm 119:5 it renders "O that my ways may be established, to keep your statutes."

   2 Kings 5:3Psalm 119:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both clauses with "O that,": one concerns appearing before a prophet and the other established ways for keeping statutes.