The meaning of “אַחַר”
Understanding ʼachar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from...
אַחַר
after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. - properly, the hind part - generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:26 | “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” Word: אַחַר (ʼachar) | |
| Judges 8:33 | “And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal–berith their god.” Word: אַחַר (ʼachar) | |
| 1 Chronicles 17:11 | “And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.” Word: אַחַר (ʼachar) | |
| Psalms 63:8 | “My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.” Word: אַחַר (ʼachar) | |
| Ezekiel 20:24 | “Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.” Word: אַחַר (ʼachar) |
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