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.
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
Occurrences
715 total
- Exodus 14:23אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם · themAnd the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
- Exodus 14:28אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם · [the Israelites]The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Exodus 15:20אַחֲרֶ֔יהָThen Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Exodus 18:2אַחַ֖ר · AfterAfter Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,
- Exodus 23:2אַחֲרֵֽי־; אַחֲרֵ֥י · withYou shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Exodus 28:43אַחֲרָֽיו׃ס · for AaronAaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
- Exodus 29:29אַחֲרָ֑יו · after himThe holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
- Exodus 33:8אַחֲרֵ֣יThen, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.
- Exodus 34:15אַחֲרֵ֣י · toDo not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
- Exodus 34:16אַחֲרֵי֙ · to; אַחֲרֵ֖יAnd when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.
- Exodus 34:32וְאַחֲרֵי־ · And afterAnd after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
- Leviticus 13:7אַחֲרֵ֧י · afterBut if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.
- Leviticus 13:35אַחֲרֵ֖י · afterIf, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing,
- Leviticus 13:55אַחֲרֵ֣י׀ · AfterAfter it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.
- Leviticus 13:56אַחֲרֵ֖י · afterIf the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.
- Leviticus 14:8וְאַחַ֖ר · AfterwardThe one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
- Leviticus 14:19וְאַחַ֖ר · After thatThen the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering
- Leviticus 14:36וְאַ֥חַר · AfterThe priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.
- Leviticus 14:43אַחַ֖ר · after; וְאַחֲרֵ֛י · and; וְאַחֲרֵ֥יIf the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
- Leviticus 14:48אַחֲרֵ֖י · afterIf, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.
- Leviticus 15:28וְאַחַ֥ר · and after thatWhen a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.
- Leviticus 16:1אַחֲרֵ֣י · afterNow the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.
- Leviticus 16:26וְאַחֲרֵי־ · afterwardThe man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 16:28וְאַחֲרֵי־ · and afterwardThe one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 17:7אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם · themselvesThey must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
- Leviticus 20:5אַחֲרָ֗יו · who follow him; אַחֲרֵ֥י · with…then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
- Leviticus 20:6אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם · with themWhoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
- Leviticus 22:7וְאַחַר֙ · and thenWhen the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
- Leviticus 25:15אַחַ֣ר · sinceYou are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.
- Leviticus 25:46אַחֲרֵיכֶם֙ · afterYou may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
- Leviticus 25:48אַחֲרֵ֣י · after…he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:
- Leviticus 26:33אַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם · after youBut I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- Leviticus 27:18אַחַ֣ר · afterBut if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
- Numbers 3:23אַחֲרֵ֧י · behindThe Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
- Numbers 4:15וְאַחֲרֵי־When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 5:26וְאַחַ֛ר · after thatThen the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
- Numbers 6:19אַחַ֖ר · who has justAnd the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
- Numbers 6:20וְאַחַ֛ר · After thatThe priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
- Numbers 7:88אַחֲרֵ֖י · afterAll the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
- Numbers 8:15וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ · AfterAfter you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 8:22וְאַחֲרֵי־ · AfterAfter that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 9:17וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
- Numbers 12:14וְאַחַ֖ר · after thatBut the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
- Numbers 12:16וְאַחַ֛ר · After thatAfter that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 14:24אַחֲרָ֑י · and has followed MeBut because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.