אָחַר achar
Hebrew word for “to delay” · Strong’s H309 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
1) to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind;
How it is translated
Glosses given for achar in context, with how often each is used:
- delay 5
- will delay 3
- delayed 2
- those who delay 2
- have delayed 1
- must delay 1
- delays 1
- have they delayed 1
- who delay 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 24 (1), Genesis 32 (1), Genesis 34 (1), Exodus 22 (1), Deuteronomy 7 (1), Deuteronomy 23 (1), Judges 5 (1), 2 Samuel 20 (1), Psalms 40 (1), Psalms 70 (1)
Forms
- תאחר 7
- יאחר 2
- מאחרי 2
- תאחרו 1
- ואחר 1
- אחר 1
- אחרו 1
- ויוחר 1
- למאחרים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with achar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אַל al “not” 5
- שָׁלֵם salem “to complete” 3
- פָּלַט palat “to escape” 2
- נָדַר nadar “to vow” 2
- נֶדֶר neder “vow” 2
- אֶבְיוֹן evyon “needy” 2
- שָׁכַם shakham “to rise” 2
- עָנִי ani “afflicted” 2
- יַיִן yayin “wine” 2
- נִי ni “me” 3
- מוֹעֵד moed “meeting” 2
- אָדוֹן adon “lord” 2
Key verses
The verses using achar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 32:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
- Genesis 34:19 — And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
- Exodus 22:29 — Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
- Deuteronomy 7:10 — And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 — When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in…
- Psalms 40:17 — But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
- Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 — When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
- Isaiah 46:13 — I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
- Daniel 9:19 — O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
- Habakkuk 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not…
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.