Oh that...!; oh would that!; ah that!

way, road, distance, journey, manner

1. road, way, path

2. journey

3. direction

4. manner, habit, way

5. of course of life (fig.)

6. of moral character (fig.)

statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due

1. prescribed task

2. prescribed portion

3. action prescribed (for oneself), resolve

4. prescribed due

5. prescribed limit, boundary

6. enactment, decree, ordinance

   1. specific decree

   2. law in general

7. enactments, statutes

   1. conditions

   2. enactments

   3. decrees

   4. civil enactments prescribed by God

to be firm, be stable, be established

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be set up, be established, be fixed

      1. to be firmly established

      2. to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring

      3. to be fixed, be securely determined

   2. to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)

   3. to prepare, be ready

   4. to be prepared, be arranged, be settled

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm

   2. to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish

   3. to direct toward (moral sense)

   4. to arrange, order

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be established, be fastened

   2. to be prepared, be ready

4. (Polel)

   1. to set up, establish

   2. to constitute, make

   3. to fix

   4. to direct

5. (Pulal) to be established, be prepared

6. (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

to keep, guard, observe, give heed

1. (Qal)

   1. to keep, have charge of

   2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life

      1. watch, watchman (participle)

   3. to watch for, wait for

   4. to watch, observe

   5. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)

   6. to keep (within bounds), restrain

   7. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)

   8. to keep, preserve, protect

   9. to keep, reserve

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware

   2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain

   3. to be kept, be guarded

3. (Piel) to keep, pay heed

4. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from