אַחֲרוֹן
ʾaḥărôn
coming after
Strong's H314AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 68f

אַחֲרוֹן (ʾaḥărôn) is a Hebrew adjective meaning coming after. It appears 51 times in 22 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H314).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 68f)

Range of meaning (TWOT 68f)coming after, behind; hindermost; latter, last; hinder, late, western; after, afterward, to come, following, hind, hindmost, rereward, ut most
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אַחֲרוֹן feminine: coming after, behind

Strong's H314 אַחֲרוֹן: hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
KJV:after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.

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 33:2Exodus 4:8Numbers 2:31

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