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Lexicon :: Strong's H268 - 'āḥôr

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אָחוֹר
Transliteration
'āḥôr
Pronunciation
aw-khore'
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Part of Speech
substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 68d

Strong’s Definitions

אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H268 in the following manner: back(s) (16x), backward (11x), behind (5x), hinder parts (3x), afterwards (1x), back parts (1x), backside (1x), hereafter (1x), time to come (1x), without (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H268 in the following manner: back(s) (16x), backward (11x), behind (5x), hinder parts (3x), afterwards (1x), back parts (1x), backside (1x), hereafter (1x), time to come (1x), without (1x).

  1. the back side, the rear

    1. backwards

    2. hereafter (of time)

    3. behind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.
STRONGS H268: Abbreviations
אָחוֺר 41 substantive (Arabic أُخُرً) the hinder side, back part, in the singular, mostly in adverbial phrases: —
a. as accusative, in poetry backwards23 times (＝prose אֲחֹרַנִּית) with verbs such as נָפַל fall Genesis 49:17, נָשׂוֺג be turned 2 Samuel 1:22 (|| תָּשׁוּב רֵיקָם), שׁוּב Psalm 9:4; Psalm 56:10 +, נָסוֺג Psalm 35:4; Psalm 40:15 + (of enemies repulsed), Psalm 44:19; Isaiah 50:5 (from obedience to God), נָזוֺר Isaiah 1:4, הֵשׁיב Isaiah 44:25; Psalm 44:11, הִכָּה Psalm 78:66; behind (opposed to קֶדֶם) Psalm 139:5; Job 23:8; in the phrase פָּנִים וְאָחוֺר in front and behind 1 Chronicles 19:10 (altered from וּמֵאָ׳ מִפָּ׳ in 2 Samuel. See below) 2 Chronicles 13:14; Ezekiel 2:10.
b. בְּאָחוֺר † Proverbs 29:11, וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֺר יְשַׁבְּחֶנָּה Ges Hi but a wise man stilleth it (רוּחַ anger) backwards (that is, when it would break forth), De in the background, that is, of his heart (|| כָּל־רוּחוֺ יוֺצִיא כְסִיל).
c. לְאָחוֺר
(α) as a. † Psalm 114:3; Psalm 114:5; Jeremiah 7:24;
(β) of time, hereafter (compare לְפָנִים＝before) † Isaiah 41:23; Isaiah 42:23.
d. מֵאָחוֺר behind (מן＝on the side of) † 2 Samuel 10:9 וּמֵ׳ מִפָּנִים in front and behind, Isaiah 9:11 וּפְלִשְׁתִּים מֵאָ׳ and the Philistines behind (＝on the West), opposed to אֲרָם מִקֶּדֶם.
† Plural construct אֲחֹרֵי hinder part (of the tabernacle) Exodus 26:12, (of a man or animal Exodus 33:23; 1 Kings 7:25 (＝2 Chronicles 4:4) Ezekiel 8:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:17

Exodus

26:12; 33:23

2 Samuel

1:22; 10:9

1 Kings

7:25

1 Chronicles

19:10

2 Chronicles

4:4; 13:14

Job

23:8

Psalms

9:4; 35:4; 40:15; 44:11; 44:19; 56:10; 78:66; 114:3; 114:5; 139:5

Proverbs

29:11

Isaiah

1:4; 9:11; 41:23; 42:23; 44:25; 50:5

Jeremiah

7:24

Ezekiel

2:10; 8:16

H268

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Strong's Number H268 matches the Hebrew אָחוֹר ('āḥôr),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 -
Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
An adder in the path,
That biteth the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falleth backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:12 - And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:23 - and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 -
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,
The bow of Jonathan turned not back,
And the sword of Saul returned not empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:10 - Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:14 - And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:8 -
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there;
And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 -
When mine enemies turn back,
They stumble and perish at thy presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 -
Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul:
Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 -
Let them be put to shame and confounded together
That seek after my soul to destroy it:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:10 -
Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary;
And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 -
Our heart is not turned back,
Neither have our steps declined from thy way,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:9 -
Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:
This I know, that God is for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 -
Let them be put to shame and confounded
That seek after my soul:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 -
And he smote his adversaries backward:
He put them to a perpetual reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:3 -
The sea saw it, and fled;
The Jordan was driven back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:5 -
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest?
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 -
Let them be put to shame and turned backward,
All they that hate Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 -
Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thy hand upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:11 -
A fool uttereth all his anger;
But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:12 - the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for the time to come?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:14 - And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:24 - But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - Thou hast rejected me, saith Jehovah, thou art gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against thee, and destroyed thee; I am weary with repenting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee: now that thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 -
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing;
All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:
Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

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From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them;
He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back:
He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:3

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He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel;
He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy:
And he hath burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.
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