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אַחֵר
ʼachêr · Hebrew · Strong's H312 · 166 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “next”
What it means
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
from H309 (אָחַר);
How the KJV renders it
another man, following, next, strange
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“next”
“strange”
“another man”
also renders zûwr (H2114)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Are head coverings commanded in worship?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
Where it appears
166 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 2:26 HAafsa1 Chronicles 16:20 HAamsa1 Chronicles 23:17 HAampa1 Kings 3:22 HTd/Aafsa1 Kings 7:8 HTd/Aafsa1 Kings 9:6 HAampa1 Kings 9:9 HAampa1 Kings 11:4 HAampa1 Kings 11:10 HAampa1 Kings 13:10 HAamsa1 Kings 14:9 HAampa1 Kings 20:37 HAamsa1 Samuel 8:8 HAampa1 Samuel 10:6 HAamsa1 Samuel 10:9 HAamsa1 Samuel 17:30 HAamsa1 Samuel 19:21 HAampa1 Samuel 21:9 HAafsa1 Samuel 26:19 HAampa1 Samuel 28:8 HAampa2 Chronicles 3:11 HTd/Aafsa2 Chronicles 3:12 HTd/Aafsa2 Chronicles 7:19 HAampa2 Chronicles 7:22 HAampa2 Chronicles 28:25 HAampa2 Chronicles 30:23 HAampa2 Chronicles 32:5 HAafsa2 Chronicles 34:25 HAampa2 Kings 1:11 HAamsa2 Kings 5:17 HAampa2 Kings 6:29 HTd/Aamsa2 Kings 7:8 HAamsa2 Kings 17:7 HAampa2 Kings 17:35 HAampa2 Kings 17:37 HAampa2 Kings 17:38 HAampa2 Kings 22:17 HAampa2 Samuel 13:16 HR/Aafsa2 Samuel 18:20 HAamsa2 Samuel 18:26 HAamsaDaniel 11:4 HC/R/AampaDaniel 12:5 HAampaDeuteronomy 5:7 HAampaDeuteronomy 6:14 HAampaDeuteronomy 7:4 HAampaDeuteronomy 8:19 HAampaDeuteronomy 11:16 HAampaDeuteronomy 11:28 HAampaDeuteronomy 13:2 HAampaDeuteronomy 13:6 HAampaDeuteronomy 13:13 HAampaDeuteronomy 17:3 HAampaDeuteronomy 18:20 HAampaDeuteronomy 20:5 HAamsaDeuteronomy 20:6 HAamsaDeuteronomy 20:7 HAamsaDeuteronomy 24:2 HAamsaDeuteronomy 28:14 HAampaDeuteronomy 28:30 HAamsaDeuteronomy 28:32 HAamsa
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.