אַחַר (ʾaḥăray) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning the hinder. It appears
718 times
in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H310).
Also rendered
backwards
after
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 68c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 68c)backwards; the hind part, after; afterward, again, at, away from, back, backside, behind, beside, by, follow, following, forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence, thenceforth…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אַחֲרַיadjective: backwards
Strong's H310אַחַר: properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) KJV:after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
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: אָחַרʾāḥar — to remain behind, delay, tarry; cause one to delay, hinder, keep back, bring late; loiter, procrastinate; continue, defer, be late, stay, tarry longer