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אַחַר

a.charafterHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective715 occurrences31 books664 verses

Definition

from H309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Traditional renderings: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

715 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 27:7אַחֲרָ֑יו · was commander after him
    The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.
  2. 1 Chronicles 27:34וְאַחֲרֵ֣י · was succeeded by
    Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
  3. 1 Chronicles 28:8אַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם
    So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.
  4. 2 Chronicles 1:12וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ · after you
    …therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 2:17אַחֲרֵ֣י · following
    Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
  6. 2 Chronicles 8:8אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙
    …their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  7. 2 Chronicles 11:16וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם
    Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  8. 2 Chronicles 11:20וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ · After her
    After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
  9. 2 Chronicles 13:13מֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם · from the rear; מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ · was behind them
    Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
  10. 2 Chronicles 13:19אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
  11. 2 Chronicles 18:32מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃ · from pursuing him
    And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
  12. 2 Chronicles 20:1אַֽחֲרֵיכֵ֡ן · After this
    After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
  13. 2 Chronicles 20:35וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ן · Later
    Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
  14. 2 Chronicles 21:18וְאַחֲרֵ֖י · After
    After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.
  15. 2 Chronicles 22:4אַחֲרֵ֛י · after
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
  16. 2 Chronicles 23:14אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ · her
    And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 24:4אַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן
    Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD.
  18. 2 Chronicles 24:17וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥י · After
    After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
  19. 2 Chronicles 25:14אַחֲרֵ֨י · When
    When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
  20. 2 Chronicles 25:25אַחֲרֵ֣י · after
    Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
  21. 2 Chronicles 25:27מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י · from following; אַחֲרָיו֙ · after him
    From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
  22. 2 Chronicles 26:2אַחֲרֵ֥י · after
    Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  23. 2 Chronicles 26:17אַחֲרָ֖יו · after him
    Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
  24. 2 Chronicles 32:1אַחֲרֵ֨י · After
    After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
  25. 2 Chronicles 32:9אַ֣חַר · Later
    Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
  26. 2 Chronicles 32:23מֵאַֽחֲרֵי־ · and from
    Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
  27. 2 Chronicles 33:14וְאַחֲרֵי־ · After
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
  28. 2 Chronicles 34:31אַחֲרֵ֣י
    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
  29. 2 Chronicles 34:33מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֕י · from following
    And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  30. 2 Chronicles 35:14וְאַחַ֗ר · Afterward
    Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
  31. 2 Chronicles 35:20אַחֲרֵ֣י · After
    After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
  32. Ezra 3:5וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ן · After that
    After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.
  33. Ezra 7:1וְאַחַר֙ · Many years later
    Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
  34. Ezra 9:10אַֽחֲרֵי־ · after
    And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
  35. Ezra 9:13וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ · After
    After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
  36. Nehemiah 3:16אַחֲרָ֤יו · Beyond him
    Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
  37. Nehemiah 3:17אַחֲרָ֛יו · Next to him
    Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
  38. Nehemiah 3:18אַחֲרָיו֙ · Next to him
    Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
  39. Nehemiah 3:20אַחֲרָ֨יו · Next to him
    Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  40. Nehemiah 3:21אַחֲרָ֣יו · Next to him
    Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
  41. Nehemiah 3:22וְאַחֲרָ֛יו · And next to him
    And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
  42. Nehemiah 3:23אַחֲרָ֨יו · Beyond them; אַחֲרָ֣יו · and next to them
    Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
  43. Nehemiah 3:24אַחֲרָ֣יו · After him
    After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
  44. Nehemiah 3:25אַחֲרָ֖יו · Next to him
    …and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
  45. Nehemiah 3:27אַחֲרָ֛יו · And next to them
    And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
  46. Nehemiah 3:29אַחֲרָ֧יו · Next to them; וְאַחֲרָ֤יו · and next to him
    Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.