אָחַר
ʼâchar · H309 · Hebrew · 17 occurrences
Meanings
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to be delayed, to linger, to be slow, to tarry
Process by which an event happens later than expected
ExamplesJudges 5:28 “Out of the window she looked and wailed, The mother of Sisera through the lattice, ‘Why does his chariot delay in coming? Why do the hoofbeats of his chariots delay?’
Genesis 32:4 He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says the following: “I have resided with Laban, and stayed until now;
Genesis 24:56 However, he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”
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to withhold, to hold back
To keep something to oneself, refusing to give it to someone else
ExamplesExodus 22:29 “You shall not hold back the offering from your entire harvest and your wine. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
16 occurrences in 8 groups
- Not stated: you (one person) 6
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- Not stated (participle) 2
- נַעַרyoung man, servant, boy 1
- פַּעַםtime, step, foot 1
- תְּשׁוּעָהsalvation 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- דֶּמַעjuice 1
- מְלֵאָהfull produce 1
- נִיme 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
9 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
With adverbsAdverbs
12 occurrences in 3 groups
- לֹאnot 6
- אַלnot, do not 5
- מַדּוּעַwhy? 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יָשַׁבto dwell, to live, to sit 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- מָהַהּ mâhahh · H4102 · to wait, to linger, to tarry
- Both words denote temporal delay or lingering, and could substitute for each other in context.
In the other Testament 2 words
- χρονίζω chronízō · G5549 · to be late, to spend a long time in, to stay a long time
- Greek χρονίζω specifically denotes the act of taking time or lingering in temporal terms, corresponding to the delay/tarry semantic range within אָחַר (ʼâchar, H309)'s broader continuation/deferral sense field.
- βραδύνω bradýnō · G1019 · to be slow, to delay
- Greek βραδύνω specifically denotes delay/tardiness as a temporal action, directly corresponding to the 'delay, be late (slack), tarry' sense cluster within Hebrew אָחַר's broader semantic range of temporal postponement.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Delay002003003008
- אָחַר means to delay or tarry, as Abraham's servant asking, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way” (Genesis 24:56).
- Possess002003002019
- The word can also describe holding back, as the LORD who does not hesitate toward him who hates Him but repays him to his face (Deuteronomy 7:10).
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H309. achar אָחַר verb to remain behind, delay, tarry (Arabic to put off, also to remain…
אָחַר verb to remain behind, delay, tarry (Arabic to put off, also to remain behind; Aramaic Pa`el אֵחַר, Aph`el , Shaph`el , Sabean אחֿר OsianderZMG 1865, 197; אחֿחֿר DHMEpigr. Denkm. 34).
Qal once only Gen 32:5 וָאֵחַר (contracted from וָאֶאֱחַר compare אֵהָ֑ב Pro 8:17) and I have tarried until now.
Pi`el Perfect אֵחַר Gen 34:19; אֶחֱרוּ Jdg 5:28; Imperfect תְּאַחֵר יְאַחֵר, (3 t. תְּאַחַ֑ר) etc. Gen 24:56 Gen 24:9t.; Participle (רֵֿי) מְאַהֲרִים3t.
1 intensive, delay, tarry, absolute Jdg 5:28 (|| לָבוֺא בּשֵׁשׁ) Isa 46:13 and my salvation תְאַחֵר לֹא Hab 2:3; Psalm 40:18 = Psalm 70:6; Dan 9:19; with ל & infinitive Gen 34:19. — Pro 23:30 עַלהַֿיָּיִ֑ן מְאַחֲרִים those tarrying over the wine, Isa 5:11 בַנֶּשֶׁף מְאַחֲרֵי, Psa 127:2 שֶׁבֶת מְאַחֲרֵי (|| קוּם מַשְׁכִּימֵי).
2 causative of Qal, cause one to delay, hinder Gen 24:56; keep back (= bring late) Exo 22:28; with ל & infinitive delay to . . . Deu 23:22 quoted Ecc 5:3: elliptical Deu 7:10 he delayeth (it, the recompense) not to his enemy. — 2Sa 20:5 Qr וַיּ֫וֺחֶר is taken by Ol§ 241 c as Qal (compare וַתֹּ֫חֶז 2Sa 20:9 from אָחַז), by Sta§ 498 c Kö1. 397 Ges§ 682Rem as Hiph`il (literally shewed, exhibited delay): on the Kt (?וַיֵּיחַר) see DrSm.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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