אָחַרʼâchar
to remain behind, delay, tarry
Pronunciation: aw-khar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H309
Meanings
Qal: and I have tarried, once only (Genesis 32:5; Proverbs 8:17)
Pi`el
1. intensive, delay, tarry (Judges 5:28; Isaiah 46:13; Habakkuk 2:3)
2. causative of Qal, cause one to delay, hinder (Genesis 24:56; Exodus 22:28; Deuteronomy 23:22)
Same root
- אַחַרʼachar · H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- אַחֵרʼachêr · H312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- אַחֲרוֹןʼachărôwn · H314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
- מָחָרmâchâr · H4279properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 24:56 But he said, “Don’t delay me. The Lord has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”
- Genesis 32:4 He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban,
- Genesis 34:19 Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family,
- Exodus 22:29 “You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. “You must give me your firstborn sons.
- Deuteronomy 7:10 But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the Lord your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).