The meaning of “אֲחֹרַנִּית”
Understanding ʼăchôrannîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
prolonged from אָחוֹר back (-ward, again). - backwards 1) backwards, back part, the rear
אֲחֹרַנִּית
prolonged from אָחוֹר back (-ward, again). - backwards 1) backwards, back part, the rear
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:23 | “And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.” Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth) | |
| 1 Samuel 4:18 | “And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.” Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth) | |
| 1 Kings 18:37 | “Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.” Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth) | |
| 2 Kings 20:11 | “And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.” Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth) | |
| Isaiah 38:8 | “Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.” Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth) |