H322

אֲחֹרַנִּית

ʼăchôrannîyth · akh-o-ran-neeth'

backwards

Lexicon

Derivation: prolonged from H268 (אָחוֹר);

backwards

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: back (-ward, again).

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
רResh200
Picture: a human head
Concrete
head · face · person
Extended
first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
Concrete
seed · sprout · fish · offspring
Extended
life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
Concrete
hand · arm · work
Extended
a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
Concrete
mark · sign · cross · signature
Extended
a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

strength, the leader › to separate and protect › the head, the highest › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign

Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect of the head, the highest of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲחֹרַנִּית 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

7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

backward5 · 71%
were backward1 · 14%
again1 · 14%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית2אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית2אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית1אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃1אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.