אָחוֹר
ʾāḥôr
the hinder side
Strong's H268NounHebrewTWOT 68d

אָחוֹר (ʾāḥôr) is a Hebrew noun meaning the hinder side. It appears 41 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H268).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 68d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 68d)the hinder side, back part; hinder, behind, backward, West; after, afterward, back, backside, hereafter, hind, time to come, without
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אָחוֹר substantive: the hinder side, back part

Strong's H268 אָחוֹר: the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
KJV:after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 68: אָחַר ʾāḥar — to remain behind, delay, tarry; cause one to delay, hinder, keep back, bring late; loiter, procrastinate; continue, defer, be late, stay, tarry longer

See it in Scripture

Genesis 49:17Exodus 26:122 Samuel 1:22

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