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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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,
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward. H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:12 - “The [fn]overlapping part that is left over in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back H268 of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:23 - “Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, H268 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 did not turn back, H268
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - Now when Joab saw that [fn]the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, H268 he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear H268 parts H268 turned inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:10 - Now when Joab saw that the [fn]battle was set against him in front and in the rear, H268 he selected from all the choice men of Israel and they arrayed themselves against the Arameans.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood on twelve oxen, three facing the north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters H268 turned inwards.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:14 - When Judah turned around, behold, [fn]they were attacked both front and rear; H268 so they cried to the LORD, and the priests blew 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, H268 but I cannot perceive Him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - When my enemies turn back, H268
They stumble and perish before You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my [fn]life;
Let those be turned back H268 and humiliated who devise evil against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my [fn]life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back H268 and dishonored
Who delight [fn]in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:10 - You cause us to turn back H268 from the adversary;
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - Our heart has not turned back, H268
And our steps have not deviated from Your way,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:9 - Then my enemies will turn back H268 in the day when I call;
This I know, [fn]that God is for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my [fn]life;
Let those be turned back H268 and dishonored
Who delight [fn]in my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:66 - He [fn]drove His adversaries backward; H268
He put on them an everlasting reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:3 - The sea looked and fled;
The Jordan turned back. H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:5 - What ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back? H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:5 - May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward; H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 - You have enclosed me behind H268 and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:11 - A fool [fn]always loses his temper,
But a wise man holds it back. H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Alas, sinful nation,
People weighed down with iniquity,
[fn]Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the LORD,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away [fn]from Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:12 - The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; H268
And they devour Israel with [fn]gaping jaws.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:13 - So the word of the LORD to them will be,
“[fn]Order on order, order on order,
Line on line, line on line,
A little here, a little there,”
That they may go and stumble backward, H268 be broken, snared and taken captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - Declare the things that are going to come afterward, H268
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - They will be turned back H268 and be utterly put to shame,
Who trust in [fn]idols,
Who say to molten images,
“You are our gods.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:23 - Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will give heed and listen hereafter? H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - Causing the [fn]omens of boasters to fail,
[fn]Making fools out of diviners,
Causing wise men to draw back H268
And [fn]turning their knowledge into foolishness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:5 - The Lord GOD has opened My ear;
And I was not disobedient
Nor did I turn back. H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:14 - Justice is turned back, H268
And righteousness stands far away;
For truth has stumbled in the street,
And uprightness cannot enter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:24 - “Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and [fn]went backward H268 and not forward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - “You who have forsaken Me,” declares the LORD,
“You keep going backward. H268
So I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
I am tired of relenting!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - ‘Then behold, all of the women who have been left in the palace of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the [fn]officers of the king of Babylon; and those women will say,
“[fn]Your close friends
Have misled and overpowered you;
While your feet were sunk in the mire,
They turned back.” H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 - “Why have I seen it?
They are terrified,
They are drawing back, H268
And their mighty men are defeated
And have taken refuge in flight,
Without facing back;
[fn]Terror is on every side!”
Declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem sinned greatly,
Therefore she has become an unclean thing.
All who honored her despise her
Because they have seen her nakedness;
Even she herself groans and turns away. H268

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:13 - “From on high He sent fire into my bones,
And it [fn]prevailed over them.
He has spread a net for my feet;
He has turned me back; H268
He has made me desolate,
[fn]Faint all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:3 - In fierce anger He has cut off
[fn]All the strength of Israel;
He has drawn back H268 His right hand
From before the enemy.
And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
Consuming round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - When He spread it out before me, it was written on the front and back, H268 and written on it were lamentations, mourning and woe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16 - Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs H268 to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were [fn]prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun.
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