Word Study · Strong's H268 · Hebrew
אָחוֹר
achor
aw-khore'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâchôwr
“the hinder part”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Rendered in the KJV as
after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.
- 41occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 24inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 41 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 24
- אָח֑וֹר4
- אָח֣וֹר4
- אָ֭חוֹר4
- אָחוֹר֙3
- אָחֽוֹר׃3
- לְאָחֽוֹר׃3
- אָח֖וֹר2
- וְאָח֑וֹר2
- אָחוֹר֒1
- אָח֔וֹר1
- אָח֛וֹר1
- אָחֽוֹר׃ ס1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- backwards18
- backward4
- to backwards3
- and back2
- back part2
- hindquarters their2
- to afterwards2
- [the] rear of1
- and backwards1
- and behind1
- and from behind1
- back parts my1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular24
- preposition + noun · masculine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 24
- HR/Ncmsa · 7
- HC/Ncmsa · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 3
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpc · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 1
All 41, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms12 of 41 · 29%
- Isaiah9 of 41 · 22%
- Jeremiah4 of 41 · 10%
- Lamentations3 of 41 · 7%
- Exodus2 of 41 · 5%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 26:12אֲחֹרֵ֥יʾachoreinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.here: [the] rear of
- Exodus 33:23אֲחֹרָ֑יʾachorainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”here: back parts my
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:22אָח֑וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularFrom the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.here: backwards
- 2 Samuel 10:9וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרumeachorconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singularWhen Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.here: and from behind
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:4אֲחֹרֵיהֶ֖םʾachoreihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.here: hindquarters their
- 2 Chronicles 13:14וְאָח֔וֹרveachorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWhen Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,here: and behind
Psalms12 occurrences
- Psalms 9:3אָח֑וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularWhen my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.here: backwards
- Psalms 35:4אָח֣וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularMay those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.here: backwards
- Psalms 40:14אָ֭חוֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.here: backwards
- Psalms 44:10אָ֭חוֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularYou have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.here: backwards
- Psalms 44:18אָח֣וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularOur hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.here: backwards
- Psalms 56:9אָ֭חוֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularThen my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.here: backwards
- Psalms 70:2אָ֭חוֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.here: backwards
- Psalms 78:66אָח֑וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularHe beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.here: backwards
- Psalms 114:3לְאָחֽוֹר׃leachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;here: to backwards
- Psalms 114:5לְאָחֽוֹר׃leachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularWhy was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,here: to backwards
- Psalms 129:5אָח֑וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularMay all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.here: backward
- Psalms 139:5אָח֣וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularYou hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.here: back part
Proverbs1 occurrence
Isaiah9 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:4אָחֽוֹר׃ʾachornoun · masculine singularAlas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.here: back part
- Isaiah 9:12מֵֽאָח֔וֹרmeachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularAram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.here: from [the] west
- Isaiah 28:13אָחוֹר֙ʾachornoun · masculine singularThen the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.here: backwards
- Isaiah 41:23לְאָח֔וֹרleachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularTell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.here: to afterwards
- Isaiah 42:17אָחוֹר֙ʾachornoun · masculine singularBut those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.here: backwards
- Isaiah 42:23לְאָחֽוֹר׃leachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularWho among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen and obey hereafter?here: to afterwards
- Isaiah 44:25אָח֖וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularwho foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,here: backwards
- Isaiah 50:5אָח֖וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularThe Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.here: backwards
- Isaiah 59:14אָחוֹר֙ʾachornoun · masculine singularSo justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.here: backwards
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 7:24לְאָח֖וֹרleachorpreposition + noun · masculine singularYet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.here: to backwards
- Jeremiah 15:6אָח֣וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularYou have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.here: backwards
- Jeremiah 38:22אָחֽוֹר׃ʾachornoun · masculine singularAll the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’here: backwards
- Jeremiah 46:5אָחוֹר֒ʾachornoun · masculine singularWhy am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.here: backwards
Lamentations3 occurrences
- Lamentations 1:8אָחֽוֹר׃ סʾachornoun · masculine singularJerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.here: backward
- Lamentations 1:13אָח֔וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularHe sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.here: backward
- Lamentations 2:3אָח֛וֹרʾachornoun · masculine singularIn fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it.here: backward
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 2:10וְאָח֑וֹרveachorconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularwhich He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.here: and back
- Ezekiel 8:16אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜םʾachoreihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSo He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.here: backs their