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Ail

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

āl (Anglo-Saxon: eglan , "to pain"): As a verb translation, is "to trouble," "afflict" (obsolete); intrans, "to feel pain, trouble, uneasiness," etc.; it represents Hebrew mah lekhā "what to thee" (Genesis 21:17 , "What aileth thee, Hagar?"; Judges 18:23; 1 Samuel 11:5; 2 Samuel 14:5; 2 Kings 6:28; Isaiah 22:1 ); in Psalm 114:5 , it is figuratively or poetically applied to the sea, the river Jordan, etc.: "What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest?" etc.; the Revised Version (British and American), "What aileth thee, O thou sea that thou fleest?" etc.; in 2 Esdras 9:42; 10:31, "What aileth thee?»