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)

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.”

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

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