אָחוֹר
ʼâchôwr · aw-khore'
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from H299 (אֲחִירַע);
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
- the hinder part
- hence, (adverb) behind, backward
- also, (as facing north) the West
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָחוֹר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
41 occurrences · 41 OT · 0 NT · 24 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- back12 · 29%
- backward8 · 20%
- and behind3 · 7%
- upon them, and all their hinder parts2 · 5%
- over the backside1 · 2%
- my back parts1 · 2%
- not back1 · 2%
- but he is not there; and backward1 · 2%
- in the hinder parts1 · 2%
- me behind1 · 2%
- it in till afterwards1 · 2%
- behind1 · 2%
- hereafter1 · 2%
- for the time to come1 · 2%
- men backward1 · 2%
- and went backward1 · 2%
- away back1 · 2%
- me back1 · 2%
- and without1 · 2%
- with their backs1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.