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אָחוֹר H268

H268 is the Hebrew word אָחוֹר, transliterated ʼâchôwr and said aw-khore'. The King James Version most often renders it back.

Word: אָחוֹרTransliteration: ʼâchôwrSaid: aw-khore'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 32 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

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

How the King James Version translates it

Across 32 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

back 10×backward 6×behind 5×hinder parts 3×over the backside 1×back parts 1×hereafter 1×men backward 1×went backward 1×away back 1×without 1×backs 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

Verses using אָחוֹר

All 32 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 26:12 · KJV

And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

Exodus 33:23 · KJV

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

2 Samuel 1:22 · KJV

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

2 Samuel 10:9 · KJV

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

1 Kings 7:25 · KJV

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

1 Chronicles 19:10 · KJV

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

2 Chronicles 4:4 · KJV

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

2 Chronicles 13:14 · KJV

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Job 23:8 · KJV

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Psalm 9:3 · KJV

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

Psalm 35:4 · KJV

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Psalm 40:14 · KJV

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalm 44:10 · KJV

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Psalm 44:18 · KJV

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Psalm 56:9 · KJV

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

Psalm 70:2 · KJV

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Psalm 78:66 · KJV

And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

Psalm 129:5 · KJV

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

Psalm 139:5 · KJV

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Isaiah 9:12 · KJV

The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 28:13 · KJV

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Isaiah 41:23 · KJV

Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

Isaiah 42:17 · KJV

They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

Isaiah 44:25 · KJV

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Isaiah 59:14 · KJV

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Jeremiah 7:24 · KJV

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Jeremiah 15:6 · KJV

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Jeremiah 46:5 · KJV

Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.

Lamentations 1:13 · KJV

From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

Lamentations 2:3 · KJV

He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

Ezekiel 2:10 · KJV

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Ezekiel 8:16 · KJV

And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Common questions

What does Strong's H268 mean?

H268 is the Hebrew word אָחוֹר (ʼâchôwr), meaning the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West.

How is H268 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it back (10 times), backward (6 times), behind (5 times), hinder parts (3 times), over the backside (1 time), among others.

How many times does H268 appear in the Bible?

אָחוֹר (ʼâchôwr) is tagged in 32 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H268 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from H299 (אֲחִירַע).

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