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After

אַחַרStrong’s H0310

achar (a-char)

Appears in 665 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Achar is the Hebrew word usually translated “after”, “after him” and “after them”. It appears in 665 verses of the Old Testament.

“In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.”
Daniel 8:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. After the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)as an adverb · as a preposition · as a conjunction · after that · as a substantive · with other prepositions
  2. Backwards (of a man that turns backwards)
How it's translated
  • after 298
  • and after 85
  • after him 64
  • after them 47
  • after you 30
  • behind 28
  • from after 25
  • after me 19

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 83
  • 2 Samuel 54
  • Jeremiah 52
  • 1 Samuel 46
  • 1 Kings 46
  • Judges 40

31 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 665 verses, by book
Esther 2
2:13:1
Song of Solomon 2
1:42:9
Daniel 2
8:19:26
Zephaniah 1
1:6
Zechariah 4
1:82:86:67:14
Hebrew dictionary

אַחַר achar · after

1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after

אַחֲרַי acharay · backwards

backwards (of a man that turns backwards)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “after” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

'AFTER, adjective

[The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.]

  1. In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship; as, the after sails; after hatchway.
  2. In common language, later in time; as, an after period of life.
All definitions and other forms of “after”

    'AFTER, preposition

    1. Behind in place; as, men placed in a line one after another.
    2. Later in time; as, after supper.
    3. In pursuit of, that is, moving behind, following; in search of.“After whom is the king of Israel come out?” 1 Samuel 24:14“Ye shall not go after other Gods” Deuteronomy 6:14
    4. In imitation of; as, to make a thing after a model.
    5. According to; as, consider a thing after its intrinsic value.
    6. According to the direction and influence of.“To walk after the flesh; to live after the flesh” Romans 8:1“To judge after the sight of the eye” Isaiah 11:3

    AFTER, adverb

    Posterior; later in time; as, it was about the space of three hours after In this sense, the word, however, is really a preposition, the object being understood; about three hours after the time or fact before specified.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.