אֲחֹרַנִּיתʼăchôrannîyth

Same root

• אָחוֹרʼâchôwr · H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
• 1 Samuel 4:18 When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.
• 1 Kings 18:37 O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”
• 2 Kings 20:10 “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”
• 2 Kings 20:11 So Isaiah the prophet asked the Lord to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!
• Isaiah 38:8 I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.