Definition
or (shortened) אַחֲרֹן; from H309; hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
Traditional renderings: after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.
Traditional renderings: after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אַחֲרוֹן:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
51 total
- Genesis 33:2אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים · next; אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃ · at the rearHe put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
- Exodus 4:8הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ · of the secondAnd the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
- Numbers 2:31לָאַחֲרֹנָ֥ה · lastThe total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
- Deuteronomy 11:24הָֽאַחֲר֔וֹן · the WesternEvery place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
- Deuteronomy 13:9בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ · and thenInstead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
- Deuteronomy 17:7בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה · and after thatThe hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Deuteronomy 24:3הָאַחֲרוֹן֒ · and the second; הָאַחֲר֔וֹן…and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
- Deuteronomy 29:22הָֽאַחֲר֗וֹן · to comeThen the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
- Deuteronomy 34:2הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ · the Western…all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
- Ruth 3:10הָאַחֲר֖וֹן · nowThen Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
- 1 Samuel 29:2בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה · behind themAs the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
- 2 Samuel 2:26בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה · this will only endThen Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
- 2 Samuel 19:11אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים · the lastThen King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
- 2 Samuel 19:12אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים · the lastYou are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
- 2 Samuel 23:1הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים · are the lastThese are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
- 1 Kings 17:13בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ס · Afterward“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
- 1 Chronicles 23:27הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים · according to the finalFor according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
- 1 Chronicles 29:29וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים · to lastNow the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
- 2 Chronicles 9:29וְהָאֲחֲרוֹנִ֑ים · to endAs for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
- 2 Chronicles 12:15וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔ים · to lastNow the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
- 2 Chronicles 16:11וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים · to endNow the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 20:34וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים · to endAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 25:26וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים · to endAs for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
- 2 Chronicles 26:22וְהָאֲחֲרֹנִ֑ים · to endAs for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
- 2 Chronicles 28:26וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים · to endAs for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 35:27וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים · to end…his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- Ezra 8:13אַחֲרֹנִים֒ · from the later…from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
- Nehemiah 8:18הָאַחֲר֑וֹן · the lastDay after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
- Job 18:20אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים · Those in the westThose in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
- Job 19:25וְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹן · and in the endBut I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- Psalm 48:13אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ · the next…consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
- Psalm 78:4אַחֲר֗וֹן · to the nextWe will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
- Psalm 78:6אַ֭חֲרוֹן · the coming…that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children
- Psalm 102:18אַחֲר֑וֹן · to comeLet this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:25אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ · to comeStrength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
- Ecclesiastes 1:11לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים · and those yet to come; לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃פ · afterThere is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
- Ecclesiastes 4:16הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖ים · by those who come even laterThere is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Isaiah 9:1וְהָאַחֲר֖וֹן · but in the futureNevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
- Isaiah 30:8אַחֲר֔וֹן · to comeGo now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- Isaiah 41:4אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים · the lastWho has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
- Isaiah 44:6אַחֲר֔וֹן · the lastThus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isaiah 48:12אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ · the lastListen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
- Jeremiah 50:17הָאַחֲרוֹן֙ · the lastIsrael is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
- Daniel 8:3בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ · laterThen I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
- Daniel 11:29וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
- Joel 2:20הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן · the WesternThe northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
- Haggai 2:9הָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙ · The latterThe latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”