אַחַרʼachar

אַחַר: the hinder, following part

Pronunciation: akh-ar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H310

Meanings

1.

a. behind, of place (Genesis 22:13; Psalms 68:26)

b. afterwards, of time (Genesis 10:18; Genesis 18:5; Genesis 24:55)

2.

a. behind, after, of place (Exodus 3:1; Exodus 11:5; 2 Kings 11:6)

b. after, of time, strangely, but text probably corrupt (Genesis 9:28; Leviticus 25:15; Genesis 15:1)

3. after that (Ezekiel 40:1; Leviticus 14:43; Jeremiah 41:16)

1. hinder part (2 Samuel 2:23)

2.

a. behind, after, of place (Genesis 18:10; Deuteronomy 11:30; Judges 5:14)

b. after, of time (Genesis 9:9; Genesis 17:7-10; Genesis 17:19)

3. after that (Deuteronomy 24:4; Joshua 7:8; Joshua 9:16)

4. with other prepositions

a. from behind, from after (1 Chronicles 17:7; 2 Samuel 7:8; Genesis 19:26)

b. beside, at the back of. (2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 9:18; 2 Kings 9:19)

(ו)ייחר: see אחר above (2 Samuel 20:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 715 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 5:4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:10 After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:16 After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 5:19 After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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