אָחַר (ʾāḥar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to remain behind. It appears 17 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H309).

Also rendered

• to delay

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 68)

Root family 68: אָחַר ʾāḥar — tarry, delay, defer. The RSV is similar, niv “remain,” “lose no time.” The niv uses “delay” usually in place of “tarry.”

• אַחַר ʾaḥăray — the hinder
• אַחֵר ʾaḥēr — another
• אַחֲרִית ʾaḥărît — after-part
• אַחֲרוֹן ʾaḥărôn — coming after
• אָחוֹר ʾāḥôr — the hinder side
• אֲחֹרַנִּית ʾăḥōrannît — backwards
• יָחַר yāḥar — to remain behind

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