Hebrew word study

אָחַרʼâchar to loiter (i.e. be behind)

Pronounced “aw-khar'

to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate

Translated in the King James as: continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 24:56Genesis 32:4Genesis 34:19
Exodus 1×
Exodus 22:29
Deuteronomy 2×
Deuteronomy 7:10Deuteronomy 23:21
Judges 1×
Judges 5:28
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 20:5
Psalms 3×
Psalms 40:17Psalms 70:5Psalms 127:2
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 23:30
Ecclesiastes 1×
Eccles 5:4
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 5:11Isaiah 46:13
Daniel 1×
Daniel 9:19
Habakkuk 1×
Habakkuk 2:3

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