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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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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 he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:4 - He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:19 - The young man, who was the most honored of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 - “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.[fn] “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 those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 - If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the LORD your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “Through the window peered Sisera’s mother; behind the lattice she cried out, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to[fn] those he loves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:30 - Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of 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 to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:13 - I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:19 - Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it[fn] will certainly come and will not delay.
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