אַחַר

Strong’s Definition

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Etymology & Derivation

from H309 (אָחַר);

KJV Usage

after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)
• 2.as an adverb
• 3.as a preposition
• 4.after that
• 5.as a substantive
• 6.with other prepositions

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼachar; Pronunciation: akh-ar'