Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Original word: אָלָה
Transliteration: alah
Definition (short): wail
Definition (full): to bewail
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to wail
NASB Translation: wail (1).
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A primitive root (rather identical with
'alah through the idea of invocation); to bewail -- lament.
see HEBREW 'alah
KJV:
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
NASB:
Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth For the bridegroom of her youth.