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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. 2 Samuel 24:10אַחֲרֵי־ · After
    After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  2. 1 Kings 1:6אַחֲרֵ֥י · next after
    (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
  3. 1 Kings 1:7אַחֲרֵ֖י
    So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
  4. 1 Kings 1:13אַחֲרַ֔י · after me
    Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
  5. 1 Kings 1:14אַחֲרַ֔יִךְ · after you
    Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
  6. 1 Kings 1:17אַחֲרָ֑י · after me
    “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
  7. 1 Kings 1:20אַחֲרָֽיו׃ · after him
    And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
  8. 1 Kings 1:24אַחֲרָ֑י · after me
    “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
  9. 1 Kings 1:27אַחֲרָֽיו׃ס · after
    Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
  10. 1 Kings 1:30אַחֲרַ֔י · after me
    I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
  11. 1 Kings 1:35אַחֲרָ֗יו · with him
    Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
  12. 1 Kings 1:40אַֽחֲרָ֔יו
    All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
  13. 1 Kings 2:28אַחֲרֵ֣י · with; וְאַחֲרֵ֥י · but
    When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
  14. 1 Kings 3:12וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ · another
    …behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
  15. 1 Kings 9:6מֵֽאַחֲרַ֔י · from following Me
    But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
  16. 1 Kings 9:21אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙
    …their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  17. 1 Kings 10:19מֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יו · and its back
    The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
  18. 1 Kings 11:2אַחֲרֵ֖י · after
    These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
  19. 1 Kings 11:4אַחֲרֵ֖י · after
    For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
  20. 1 Kings 11:5אַחֲרֵ֣י; וְאַחֲרֵ֣י
    Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
  21. 1 Kings 11:6אַחֲרֵ֥י · follow
    So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
  22. 1 Kings 11:10אַחֲרֵ֖י
    Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.
  23. 1 Kings 12:20אַחֲרֵ֣י · followed
    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
  24. 1 Kings 13:14אַֽחֲרֵי֙ · after
    …and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.
  25. 1 Kings 13:23אַחֲרֵ֛י · after; וְאַחֲרֵ֣י · and
    And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
  26. 1 Kings 13:31אַחֲרֵ֣י · After
    After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,
  27. 1 Kings 13:33אַחַר֙ · Even after
    Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
  28. 1 Kings 14:8אַחֲרַי֙
    I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
  29. 1 Kings 14:9אַחֲרֵ֥י · behind
    You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
  30. 1 Kings 14:10אַחֲרֵ֣י
    Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
  31. 1 Kings 15:4אַחֲרָ֔יו · to succeed him
    Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
  32. 1 Kings 16:3אַחֲרֵ֥י; וְאַחֲרֵ֣י
    So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
  33. 1 Kings 16:21אַחֲרֵ֨י; אַחֲרֵ֥י · supported
    At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
  34. 1 Kings 16:22אַחֲרֵ֣י; אַחֲרֵ֖י
    But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
  35. 1 Kings 17:17אַחַר֙ · Later
    Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
  36. 1 Kings 18:18אַחֲרֵ֥י
    “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
  37. 1 Kings 18:21אַחֲרָ֔יו · Him; אַחֲרָ֑יו · him
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  38. 1 Kings 19:11וְאַחַ֤ר · After
    Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
  39. 1 Kings 19:12וְאַחַ֤ר · After; וְאַחַ֣ר · And after
    After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
  40. 1 Kings 19:20אַחֲרֵ֣י · after; אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ · you
    So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
  41. 1 Kings 19:21מֵאַחֲרָ֜יו · from him
    So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.