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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Eliezer said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away, so that I may go back to my master.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:4 - He commanded them, saying, “This is what to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says this, “I have been living temporarily with Laban, and have stayed there until now;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:19 - and the young man did not hesitate to do the [required] thing, for he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected and honored than all [others] in the household of his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 -

“You shall not delay the offering from your harvest and your vintage. You shall give (consecrate, dedicate) to Me the firstborn of your sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:10 - but repays those who hate Him to their faces, by destroying them; He will not hesitate with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 -

“When you make a [fn]vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for He will most certainly require it of you, and a delay would cause you to sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 -

“Out of the window she looked down and lamented (cried out in a shrill voice),

The mother of Sisera through the lattice,

‘Why is his chariot delayed in coming?

Why have the hoofbeats of his chariots delayed?’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - So Amasa went to summon [the fighting men of] Judah, but he delayed longer than the time which David had set for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 -

Even though I am afflicted and needy,

Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.

You are my help and my rescuer.

O my God, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 -

But I am afflicted and needy;

Come quickly to me, O God!

You are my help and my rescuer;

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,

To retire late,

To eat the bread of anxious labors—

For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 -

Those who linger long over wine,

Those who go to taste mixed wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4 -

When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 -

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,

Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:13 -

“I bring near My righteousness [in the salvation of Israel], it is not far away;

And My salvation will not delay.

And I will grant salvation in Zion,

And My glory for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:19 - “O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 -

“For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time

It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail.

Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it,

Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.

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