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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. Nehemiah 3:30אַחֲרַי · Next to him; אַחֲרָ֣יו · Next to them
    Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
  2. Nehemiah 3:31אַחֲרֵי · Next to him
    Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
  3. Nehemiah 4:13מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י · behind
    So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
  4. Nehemiah 4:16אַחֲרֵ֖י · [stationed themselves] behind
    And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
  5. Nehemiah 4:23אַחֲרַ֔י · with me
    So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
  6. Nehemiah 5:15אַחַר֙ · plus
    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
  7. Nehemiah 9:26אַחֲרֵ֣י · behind
    But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
  8. Nehemiah 11:8וְאַחֲרָ֖יו · and his followers
    …and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
  9. Nehemiah 12:32אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙
    Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
  10. Nehemiah 12:38אַחֲרֶ֑יהָ · followed
    The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
  11. Nehemiah 13:19אַחַ֣ר · after
    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
  12. Esther 2:1אַחַר֙ · Some time later
    Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
  13. Esther 3:1אַחַ֣ר׀ · After
    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
  14. Job 3:1אַחֲרֵי־ · After
    After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
  15. Job 18:2וְאַחַ֥ר · and then
    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
  16. Job 19:26וְאַחַ֣ר · Even after
    Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
  17. Job 21:3וְאַחַ֖ר · then, after
    Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
  18. Job 21:21אַחֲרָ֑יו · after him
    For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
  19. Job 21:33וְ֭אַחֲרָיו · behind him
    The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
  20. Job 29:22אַחֲרֵ֣י · After
    After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
  21. Job 31:7וְאַחַ֣ר · has followed
    If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
  22. Job 34:27מֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יו · from Him
    …because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
  23. Job 37:4אַחֲרָ֤יו׀ · Then
    Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
  24. Job 39:8וְאַחַ֖ר · for
    He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
  25. Job 39:10אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ · behind you
    Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
  26. Job 41:32אַ֭חֲרָיו · behind him
    He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!
  27. Job 42:7אַחַ֨ר · After
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  28. Job 42:16אַֽחֲרֵי־ · After
    After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
  29. Psalm 45:14אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ
    In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
  30. Psalm 49:13וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ · and their followers
    This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
  31. Psalm 49:17אַחֲרָ֣יו · follow him
    For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
  32. Psalm 50:17אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ · behind you
    For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
  33. Psalm 63:8אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ · to You
    My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
  34. Psalm 68:25אַחַ֣ר · [follow] after
    The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
  35. Psalm 73:24וְ֝אַחַ֗ר · and later
    You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  36. Psalm 78:71מֵאַחַ֥ר · from tending
    …from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
  37. Psalm 94:15וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו · will follow it
    Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
  38. Proverbs 7:22אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ
    He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
  39. Proverbs 20:7אַחֲרָֽיו׃ · after him
    The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  40. Proverbs 20:17וְ֝אַחַ֗ר · but later
    Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
  41. Proverbs 20:25וְאַחַ֖ר · only later
    It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
  42. Proverbs 24:27אַ֝חַ֗ר · after that
    Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
  43. Proverbs 28:23אַ֭חֲרַי · will later
    He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
  44. Ecclesiastes 2:12אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
  45. Ecclesiastes 2:18אַחֲרָֽי׃ · after me
    I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
  46. Ecclesiastes 3:22אַחֲרָֽיו׃ · after him
    I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
  47. Ecclesiastes 6:12אַחֲרָ֖יו · after him
    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
  48. Ecclesiastes 7:14אַחֲרָ֖יו · that will come after him
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  49. Ecclesiastes 9:3וְאַחֲרָ֖יו · and afterward
    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.