Strong's Hebrew · H268

אָחוֹר

ʼâchôwr · aw-khore'

after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

Definition

the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West

Derivation

or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from H299 (אֲחִירַע);

Appears 41 times in Scripture

2 Samuel 1:22

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

2 Samuel 10:9

When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

Genesis 49:17

He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

1 Chronicles 19:10

When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

Exodus 26:12

As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

Psalms 44:18

Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

Ezekiel 2:10

which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.

1 Kings 7:25

The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.

Psalms 35:4

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Exodus 33:23

Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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