אָחוֹר

ʼâchôwr · Hebrew · Strong's H268 · 41 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “side”

What it means

the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West

or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from H299 (אֲחִירַע);

How the KJV renders it

after, back part, side, ward, hereafter, behind, time to come, without

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“side”

also renders dexiós (G1188), pleurá (G4125), méros (G3313), yâmîyn (H3225), yârêk (H3409), kôh (H3541), kâthêph (H3802), môthen (H4975), pêʼâh (H6285), tsêlâʻ (H6763), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), rebaʻ (H7253), shᵉṭar (H7859), sâphâh (H8193)

“ward”

also renders theós (G2316), éxōthen (G1855), phylakḗ (G5438), éxō (G1854), ésō (G2080), kên (H3651), mizrâch (H4217), mishmâr (H4929), mishmereth (H4931), pᵉqiduth (H6488), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), têymân (H8486)

“after”

also renders kathexēs (G2517), hypárchō (G5225), hóte (G3753), opísō (G3694), hōs (G5613), hexēs (G1836), periéchō (G4023), ópisthen (G3693), ʼăthar (H870), min (H4481)

“without”

also renders parektós (G3924), éxōthen (G1855), chōrís (G5565), ésōthen (G2081), ektós (G1622), ʼepheç (H657), lâʼ (H3809)

“hereafter”

also renders éti (G2089), mēkéti (G3371), ʼachar (H311)

“behind”

also renders ópisthen (G3693)

“time to come”

also renders mâchâr (H4279)

Where it appears

41 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Chronicles 19:10 HC/Ncmsa1 Kings 7:25 HNcmpc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 4:4 HNcmpc/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 13:14 HC/Ncmsa2 Samuel 1:22 HNcmsa2 Samuel 10:9 HC/R/NcmsaExodus 26:12 HRExodus 33:23 HNcmpc/Sp1csEzekiel 2:10 HC/NcmsaEzekiel 8:16 HNcmpc/Sp3mpGenesis 49:17 HNcmsaIsaiah 1:4 HNcmsaIsaiah 9:12 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 28:13 HNcmsaIsaiah 41:23 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 42:17 HNcmsaIsaiah 42:23 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 44:25 HNcmsaIsaiah 50:5 HNcmsaIsaiah 59:14 HNcmsaJeremiah 7:24 HR/NcmsaJeremiah 15:6 HNcmsaJeremiah 38:22 HNcmsaJeremiah 46:5 HNcmsaJob 23:8 HC/NcmsaLamentations 1:8 HNcmsaLamentations 1:13 HNcmsaLamentations 2:3 HNcmsaProverbs 29:11 HR/NcmsaPsalm 9:3 HNcmsaPsalm 35:4 HNcmsaPsalm 40:14 HNcmsaPsalm 44:10 HNcmsaPsalm 44:18 HNcmsaPsalm 56:9 HNcmsaPsalm 70:2 HNcmsaPsalm 78:66 HNcmsaPsalm 114:3 HR/NcmsaPsalm 114:5 HR/NcmsaPsalm 129:5 HNcmsaPsalm 139:5 HNcmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.