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Lexicon

אָחַר

a.charto delayHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb17 occurrences11 books17 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
Traditional renderings: continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אָחַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Genesis 24:56תְּאַחֲר֣וּ · delay me
    But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
  2. Genesis 32:4וָאֵחַ֖ר · and have remained there
    He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
  3. Genesis 34:19אֵחַ֤ר · hesitate
    The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
  4. Exodus 22:29תְאַחֵ֑ר · hold back
    You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
  5. Deuteronomy 7:10יְאַחֵר֙ · hesitate
    But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
  6. Deuteronomy 23:21תְאַחֵ֖ר · be slow to keep it
    If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  7. Judges 5:28אֶֽחֱר֔וּ · has delayed
    Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’
  8. 2 Samuel 20:5וַיֵּיחַר · but he took longer
    So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
  9. Psalm 40:17תְּאַחַֽר׃ · delay
    But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
  10. Psalm 70:5תְּאַחַֽר׃ · delay
    But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
  11. Psalm 127:2מְאַֽחֲרֵי־ · late
    In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
  12. Proverbs 23:30לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים · Those who linger
    Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
  13. Ecclesiastes 5:4תְּאַחֵר֙ · delay
    When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
  14. Isaiah 5:11מְאַחֲרֵ֣י · who linger
    Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
  15. Isaiah 46:13תְאַחֵ֑ר · be delayed
    I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
  16. Daniel 9:19תְּאַחַ֑ר · delay
    O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
  17. Habakkuk 2:3יְאַחֵֽר׃ · delay
    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.