HebrewH0312Adjective

אַחֵר

a.cher

151Occurrences
H0312Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.

from H309 (אָחַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. another, other, following 1a) following, further 1b) other, different

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

אַחֵר appears 151 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
25
Deuteronomy
20
Genesis
15
1 Kings
9
2 Kings
9
2 Chronicles
8
1 Samuel
7
Judges
6

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 16:20BSB

they wandered from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another.

2 Kings 17:37BSB

And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.

Deuteronomy 8:19BSB

If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

Isaiah 28:11BSB

Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues,He will speak to this people

Jeremiah 44:15BSB

Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.