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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
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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 is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:12 - 'And the superfluity in the curtains of the tent -- the half of the curtain which is superfluous -- hath spread over the hinder part of the tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:23 - and I have turned aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the wounded, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath not turned backward; And the sword of Saul doth not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea is upon them above, and all their hinder parts are inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:10 - And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea is upon them above, and all their hinder parts are within.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:14 - And Judah turneth, and lo, against them is the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:8 - Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:10 - Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:3 - The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 - Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:11 - A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Ah, sinning nation, a people heavy with iniquity, A seed of evil doers, sons -- corrupters! They have forsaken Jehovah, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have gone away backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:12 - Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - Declare the things that are coming hereafter, And we know that ye are gods, Yea, ye may do good or do evil, And we look around and see it together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - Removed backward -- utterly ashamed, Are those trusting in a graven image, Those saying to a molten image, 'Ye are our gods.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who among you giveth ear to this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear, And I rebelled not -- backward I moved not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:14 - And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:24 - And they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, And they walk in the counsels, In the stubbornness, of their evil heart, And are for backward, and not for forward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - Thou -- thou hast left Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Backward thou goest, And I stretch out My hand against thee, And I destroy thee, I have been weary of repenting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - That, lo, all the women who have been left in the house of the king of Judah are brought forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, and lo, they are saying: Persuaded thee, and prevailed against thee, Have thine allies, Sunk into mire have thy feet, They have been turned backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - Wherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And to a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear is round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - A sin hath Jerusalem sinned, Therefore impure she hath become, All who honoured her have esteemed her lightly, For they have seen her nakedness, Yea, she herself hath sighed and turneth backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:13 - From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate -- all the day sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:3 - He hath cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, He hath turned backward His right hand From the face of the enemy, And He burneth against Jacob as a flaming fire, It hath devoured round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - and He spreadeth it before me, and it is written in front and behind, and written on it are lamentations, and mourning, and wo!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - And He bringeth me in unto the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and lo, at the opening of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men, their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward, and they are bowing themselves eastward to the sun.
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