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Lexicon :: Strong's H309 - 'āḥar

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אָחַר
Transliteration
'āḥar
Pronunciation
aw-khar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 68

Strong’s Definitions

אָחַר ʼâchar, aw-khar'; a primitive root; to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate:—continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H309 in the following manner: tarry (7x), defer (3x), slack (2x), continue (1x), delay (1x), hinder (1x), stayed there (1x), sit up late (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H309 in the following manner: tarry (7x), defer (3x), slack (2x), continue (1x), delay (1x), hinder (1x), stayed there (1x), sit up late (1x).

  1. to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind

    1. (Qal)

      1. to delay, tarry (intensive)

      2. to cause one to delay, hinder, keep back

    2. (Piel) to delay, wait, stay behind (but not in hope)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָחַר ʼâchar, aw-khar'; a primitive root; to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate:—continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
STRONGS H309: Abbreviations
† אָחַר verb to remain behind, delay, tarry (Arabic أَخَّرَ to put off, also to remain behind; Aramaic Pa. אֵחַר, Aph. rfovAf  , Shaph. rfovfw  , Sabean אחֿר OsianderZMG 1865, 197; אחֿחֿר DHMEpigr. Denkm. 34).
† Qal once only Genesis 32:5 [Genesis 32:4 וָאֵחַר (contracted from וָאֶאֱחַר compare אֵהָ֑ב Proverbs 8:17) and I have tarried until now.
† Pi. Perfect אֵחַר Genesis 34:19; אֶחֱרוּ Judges 5:28; Imperfect יְאַחֵר, תְּאַחֵר (3 times תְּאַחַ֑ר) etc. Genesis 24:56 + 9 times; Participle (־רֵי) מְאַהֲרִים + 3 times
1. intensive, delay, tarry, absolute Judges 5:28 (|| בּשֵׁשׁ לָבוֺא) Isaiah 46:13 and my salvation לֹא תְאַחֵר Habakkuk 2:3; Psalm 40:18 = Psalm 70:6; Daniel 9:19; with ל & infinitive Genesis 34:19. — Proverbs 23:30 מְאַחֲרִים עַל־הַיָּיִ֑ן those tarrying over the wine, Isaiah 5:11 מְאַחֲרֵי בַנֶּשֶׁף, Psalm 127:2 מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת (|| מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם).
2. causative of Qal, cause one to delay, hinder Genesis 24:56; keep back (= bring late) Exodus 22:28; with ל & infinitive delay to... Deuteronomy 23:22 quoted Ecclesiastes 5:3: elliptical Deuteronomy 7:10 he delayeth (it, the recompense) not to his enemy. — 2 Samuel 20:5 Qr וַיּ֫וֺחֶר is taken by Ol§ 241 c as Qal (compare וַתֹּ֫חֶז 2 Samuel 20:9 from אָחַז), by Sta§ 498 c Kö1. 397 Ges§ 68 2 Rem as Hiph. (literally shewed, exhibited delay): on the Kt (? H3186 וַיֵּיחַר) see DrSm.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:56; 24:56; 32:4; 34:19; 34:19

Exodus

22:28

Deuteronomy

7:10; 23:22

Judges

5:28; 5:28

2 Samuel

20:5; 20:9

Psalms

127:2

Proverbs

8:17; 23:30

Ecclesiastes

5:3

Isaiah

5:11; 46:13

Daniel

9:19

Habakkuk

2:3

H309

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Strong's Number H309 matches the Hebrew אָחַר ('āḥar),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:56

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:56 - But he said to them, "Don't detain me - the LORD has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:4 - He commanded them, "This is what you must say to my lord Esau: 'This is what your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:19 - The young man did not delay in doing what they asked because he wanted Jacob's daughter Dinah badly. (Now he was more important than anyone in his father's household.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 - "Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:10 - but who pays back those who hate him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 - When you make a vow to the LORD your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he will surely hold you accountable as a sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - Through the window she looked; Sisera's mother cried out through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so slow to return? Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot-horses delayed?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - So Amasa went out to call Judah together. But in doing so he took longer than the time that the king had allotted him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 - Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4 - When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:13 - I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:19 - O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don't delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name."

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass - it will not arrive late.
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