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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 Samuel 11:7וְאַחַ֣ר
    He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:14אַחַ֖ר · follow
    If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:20מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י · from following
    “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
  4. 1 Samuel 12:21אַחֲרֵ֣י · after
    Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
  5. 1 Samuel 13:4אַחֲרֵ֥י
    And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  6. 1 Samuel 13:7אַחֲרָֽיו׃
    Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
  7. 1 Samuel 14:12אַחֲרַ֔י · me
    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
  8. 1 Samuel 14:13אַחֲרָ֑יו · behind him; אַחֲרָֽיו׃ · followed
    So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
  9. 1 Samuel 14:22אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם
    When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
  10. 1 Samuel 14:36אַחֲרֵי֩ · after
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  11. 1 Samuel 14:37אַחֲרֵ֣י · after
    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
  12. 1 Samuel 14:46מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י · his pursuit
    Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
  13. 1 Samuel 15:11מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י · from following Me
    “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
  14. 1 Samuel 15:31אַחֲרֵ֣י · with
    So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
  15. 1 Samuel 17:13אַחֲרֵי־
    The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
  16. 1 Samuel 17:14אַחֲרֵ֥י
    And David was the youngest. The three oldest had followed Saul,
  17. 1 Samuel 17:35אַחֲרָ֛יו · after it
    I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
  18. 1 Samuel 17:53אַחֲרֵ֣י
    When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
  19. 1 Samuel 20:37אַחֲרֵ֤י · to
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
  20. 1 Samuel 20:38אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
  21. 1 Samuel 21:9אַחֲרֵ֣י · behind
    The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
  22. 1 Samuel 22:20אַחֲרֵ֥י · to
    But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
  23. 1 Samuel 23:25אַחֲרֵֽי־
    …and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
  24. 1 Samuel 23:28אַחֲרֵ֣י
    So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
  25. 1 Samuel 24:1מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י · from pursuing
    After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
  26. 1 Samuel 24:5אַֽחֲרֵי־ · Afterward
    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
  27. 1 Samuel 24:8אַחֲרֵי־ · After; אַֽחֲרֵי־ · to; אַֽחֲרָ֔יו · behind him
    After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
  28. 1 Samuel 24:14אַחֲרֵ֨י · Against; אַחֲרֵ֥י; אַֽחֲרֵי֙; אַחֲרֵ֖י
    Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
  29. 1 Samuel 24:21אַֽחֲרָ֑י
    So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
  30. 1 Samuel 25:13אַחֲרֵ֣י
    And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
  31. 1 Samuel 25:19אַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם · right behind you
    …and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
  32. 1 Samuel 25:42אַֽחֲרֵי֙
    So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
  33. 1 Samuel 26:3אַחֲרָ֖יו · him
    Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
  34. 1 Samuel 26:18אַחֲרֵ֣י
    And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
  35. 1 Samuel 30:8אַחֲרֵ֥י
    …and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
  36. 1 Samuel 30:21אַחֲרֵ֣י
    When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
  37. 2 Samuel 1:1אַֽחֲרֵי֙ · After
    After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
  38. 2 Samuel 1:7אַחֲרָ֖יו
    When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
  39. 2 Samuel 1:10אַחֲרֵ֣י · after
    So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
  40. 2 Samuel 2:1אַֽחֲרֵי־ · Some time later
    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
  41. 2 Samuel 2:10אַחֲרֵ֥י
    Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
  42. 2 Samuel 2:19אַחֲרֵ֣י; מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י
    …and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
  43. 2 Samuel 2:20אַֽחֲרָ֔יו · back
    And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.