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אָחַר

ʼâchar · aw-khar'Hebrew · H309

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).

Translated as

slack (2), tarry (2), defer (2), me (1), deferred (1), delay (1), longer (1), tarrying (1), late (1), long (1), continue (1)

Where it appears

Found in 14 verses

Genesis
24:56, 34:19
Exodus
22:29
Deuteronomy
7:10, 23:21
Judges
5:28
2 Samuel
20:5
Psalms
40:17, 127:2
Proverbs
23:30
Ecclesiastes
5:4
Isaiah
5:11, 46:13
Daniel
9:19

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