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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. Joshua 2:7אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ · [of the spies]; אַחֲרֵ֕י; אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
    So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.
  2. Joshua 2:16וְאַחַ֖ר · then
    “Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
  3. Joshua 3:3אַחֲרָֽיו׃ · it
    …and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
  4. Joshua 6:8אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ · them
    After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
  5. Joshua 6:9אַחֲרֵ֣י
    While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.
  6. Joshua 6:13אַֽחֲרֵי֙
    And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
  7. Joshua 7:8אַ֠חֲרֵי · now that
    O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
  8. Joshua 8:2מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ · behind
    And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
  9. Joshua 8:4מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י · behind
    …with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
  10. Joshua 8:6אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ
    They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
  11. Joshua 8:14מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י · behind
    When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
  12. Joshua 8:16אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם; אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
  13. Joshua 8:17אַחֲרֵ֣י · after; אַחֲרֵ֥י
    Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
  14. Joshua 8:20אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם · back
    When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
  15. Joshua 8:34וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ · Afterward
    Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
  16. Joshua 9:16אַחֲרֵ֕י · after
    Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
  17. Joshua 10:14וְאַחֲרָ֔יו · or since
    There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
  18. Joshua 10:19אַחֲרֵ֣י
    But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
  19. Joshua 10:26אַֽחֲרֵי־ · After
    After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
  20. Joshua 14:8אַחֲרֵ֖י · to
    Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
  21. Joshua 14:9אַחֲרֵ֖י · followed
    On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
  22. Joshua 14:14אַחֲרֵ֕י · followed
    Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
  23. Joshua 20:5אַֽחֲרָ֔יו
    Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
  24. Joshua 22:16מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י · from
    “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?
  25. Joshua 22:18מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י · from
    And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
  26. Joshua 22:23מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י · from
    If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.
  27. Joshua 22:27אַחֲרֵינוּ֒ · to come
    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
  28. Joshua 22:29מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
    Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
  29. Joshua 23:1אַ֠חֲרֵי · after
    A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
  30. Joshua 24:5וְאַחַ֖ר · and afterward
    Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out.
  31. Joshua 24:6אַחֲרֵ֧י
    When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
  32. Joshua 24:20אַחֲרֵ֖י · even after
    If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
  33. Joshua 24:29אַֽחֲרֵי֙ · Some time later
    Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
  34. Joshua 24:31אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
  35. Judges 1:1אַחֲרֵי֙ · After
    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  36. Judges 1:6אַחֲרָ֑יו
    As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
  37. Judges 1:9וְאַחַ֗ר · Afterward
    Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
  38. Judges 2:7אַחֲרֵ֣י
    And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
  39. Judges 2:10אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם · After that
    After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
  40. Judges 2:12אַחֲרֵ֣י׀ · after
    Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
  41. Judges 2:17אַֽחֲרֵי֙ · themselves with
    Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
  42. Judges 2:19אַֽחֲרֵי֙ · after
    But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
  43. Judges 3:22אַחַ֣ר · after
    Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
  44. Judges 3:28אַחֲרַ֔י · me; אַחֲרָ֗יו
    “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
  45. Judges 3:31וְאַחֲרָ֤יו · After Ehud
    After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.