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Nehemiah 3:21

“After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אַחַרʼachar · akh-ar'
H310 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Derivation
from H309 (אָחַר);
KJV renderings
after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Grammar
  • אַחֲרָ֣י — preposition
  • ו — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HR/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 718 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 5:4Genesis 5:7Genesis 5:10Genesis 5:13Genesis 5:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַחַר here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.