אַחַר
ʼachar · H311 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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after, since, as soon as
A referent point to the time following a certain event
ExamplesDaniel 7:24 ‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will humble three kings.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
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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Contrasting words 2 words
- פָּנִים pânîym · H6440 · face, person
- Preposition meaning 'before' (temporal or spatial), the direct lexical opposite of 'after' in both temporal sequence and spatial position
- קֶדֶם qedem · H6924 · in front, east, eastern
- Temporal/spatial 'before' as opposite of 'after', representing the anterior rather than posterior position in time or space
In the other Testament 2 words
- μετά metá · G3326 · with, in the company of, together with
- Greek preposition denoting temporal or spatial 'after' relation, directly corresponding to Hebrew אַחַר as a translation equivalent for 'after' in temporal/spatial contexts
- ὀπίσω opísō · G3694 · behind, in back of, after
- Greek adverb/preposition meaning 'after, behind' in spatial or sequential sense, a standard translation equivalent for Hebrew spatial/directional 'after'
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Spatial Referents003002005
- This code is inherited from the shared root's spatial sense of "behind," not independently shown by אַחַר (ʼachar, H311)'s own occurrences, which are all temporal.
- Faithful002001002008
- This code is inherited from the shared root's broader range, not independently attested by אַחַר (ʼachar, H311)'s own temporal citations.
- Great002001002012
- This code is inherited from the shared root's broader range, not independently attested by אַחַר (ʼachar, H311)'s own temporal citations.
- Circumstantial Referents003002002
- אַחַר marks a point following in time, as what will come to pass after the present age (Daniel 2:45) and a king who arises after others (Daniel 7:24).
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H311. achar [אחר] plural with אַחֲרֵי, preposition after (Cappadocian and Egyptian…
[אחר] plural with אַחֲרֵי, preposition after (Cappadocian and Egyptian Aramaic אחר afterwards (LzbEph.i. 361 S-Cpap C 8), probably Nabataean אחר after (Lzb212 SAC16); Egyptian Aramaic אחריכם (S-CPap. c 8+); ᵑ7 (sometimes) אֲחוֺרֵי; Biblical Hebrew אַחַר); — דְנָה אַחֲרֵי after this Dan 2:29, Dan 2:45; with suffix אַחֲרֵיהֹן Dan 7:24. Usu. Aramaic synonym בָּאתַר, q. v.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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