What does אַחֵר (ʾaḥēr) mean in the Bible?
אַחֵר (ʾaḥēr): Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
Hebrew · H312
אַחֵר
Properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
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אַחֵר H312
Pronunciation ʾaḥēr
What does אַחֵר (ʾaḥēr) mean in the Bible?
אַחֵר (ʾaḥēr): Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H312?
The BSB source-word alignment has 166 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include other (53), another (26), to other (13), to another (5), and another (4).
Where does אַחֵר (ʾaḥēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (25), Jeremiah (25), Genesis (15), 2 Chronicles (10).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It other 53× Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:19, Genesis 43:14, Exodus 20:3
another 26× Genesis 4:25, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:30
to other 13× Deuteronomy 11:16, Deuteronomy 30:17, 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 28:25
to another 5× Genesis 29:19, Leviticus 27:20, Deuteronomy 28:32, Isaiah 42:8
and another 4× Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 20:6, Deuteronomy 20:7, Zechariah 2:3
more 4× Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, 1 Samuel 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:23
of the other 4× 2 Chronicles 3:11, Ezra 2:31, Nehemiah 7:33, Nehemiah 7:34
others 3× Job 34:24, Ecclesiastes 7:22, Daniel 12:5
to others 3× Psalms 49:10, Proverbs 5:9, Jeremiah 6:12
. . . 2× Genesis 37:9, 1 Samuel 10:9
any other 2× Exodus 34:14, 1 Chronicles 23:17
for others 2× Isaiah 65:22
in another 2× Ruth 2:8, Ruth 2:22
of other 2× Exodus 23:13, Deuteronomy 18:20
the other 2× 1 Kings 3:22, Ezekiel 40:40
[He also built] an 1× 2 Chronicles 32:5
[is worse] than 1× 2 Samuel 13:16
a different 1× Numbers 14:24
additional 1× Genesis 43:22
and [given] to others 1× Daniel 11:4
and [its] other 1× 2 Chronicles 3:11
and foreign 1× Isaiah 28:11
and may other men 1× Job 31:10
and the next 1× 2 Kings 6:29
another [well] 1× Genesis 26:22
another wife 1× Exodus 21:10
another’s 1× Proverbs 25:9
as well as additional 1× Leviticus 14:42
belong to others 1× Nehemiah 5:5
but another 1× Deuteronomy 28:30
different 1× 1 Samuel 28:8
for another 1× Job 31:10
for the other 1× Ezekiel 41:24
from another 1× Esther 4:14
from the next 1× Psalms 109:13
in other 1× Ezekiel 44:19
in someone else’s 1× Exodus 22:5
into a different 1× 1 Samuel 10:6
it another 1× 2 Samuel 18:20
it into another 1× Jeremiah 18:4
may another 1× Psalms 109:8
next 1× Genesis 17:21
of another 1× Judges 11:2
of the first 1× 2 Chronicles 3:12
other gods 1× Psalms 16:4
set further back 1× 1 Kings 7:8
So different 1× Leviticus 14:42
then may another 1× Job 31:8
to any other 1× 2 Kings 5:17
to other men 1× Jeremiah 8:10
to the next 1× Joel 1:3
various 1× Judges 2:12
while [its] other 1× 2 Chronicles 3:12
yet others 1× Job 8:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:25 אַחֵ֔ר to another Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 8:10 אֲחֵרִ֑ים to more Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 8:12 אֲחֵרִ֑ים to more Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 17:21 הָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ to next Article | Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 26:21 אַחֶ֔רֶת to another Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 26:22 אַחֶ֔רֶת to another [well] Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 29:19 אַחֵ֑ר to to another Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 29:27 אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃ to another Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 29:30 אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃ to another Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 30:24 אַחֵֽר׃ to another Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:25
Aligned rows 166
Books represented 28
Genesis 15 Exodus 5 Leviticus 4 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 25 Joshua 3 Judges 6 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 8 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 9 2 Kings 9 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 10 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 3 Esther 1 Job 5 Psalms 5 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 25 Ezekiel 5 Daniel 2 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
אֲחֵרִ֔ים 29x ’ă·ḥê·rîm Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 11:16, Deuteronomy 13:6, Deuteronomy 17:3
אֲחֵרִ֑ים 14x ’ă·ḥê·rîm Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Leviticus 6:11, Deuteronomy 6:14
אַחֵ֔ר 11x ’a·ḥêr Genesis 4:25, Genesis 37:9, Ruth 2:8, 1 Samuel 17:30
אֲחֵרִ֖ים 10x ’ă·ḥê·rîm Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 13:13, Deuteronomy 28:14, Deuteronomy 28:36
אַחֵ֑ר 9x ’a·ḥêr Genesis 29:19, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 34:14, Leviticus 27:20
אַחֵֽר׃ 9x ’a·ḥêr Genesis 30:24, Deuteronomy 24:2, Ruth 2:22, 1 Samuel 10:6
אֲחֵרִֽים׃ 9x ’ă·ḥê·rîm Deuteronomy 31:18, Joshua 24:2, Joshua 24:16, 1 Samuel 26:19
אַחֵ֖ר 6x ’a·ḥêr Genesis 43:14, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 20:6, Deuteronomy 20:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 77x Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Exodus 20:3, Exodus 23:13
Adjective - masculine singular 48x Genesis 4:25, Genesis 29:19, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:9
Adjective - feminine singular 12x Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 29:28
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 6x Genesis 17:21, 1 Kings 3:22, 1 Kings 7:8, 2 Chronicles 3:11
Adjective - feminine plural 5x Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:19
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural 5x Nehemiah 5:5, Psalms 49:10, Proverbs 5:9, Jeremiah 6:12
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 6:29, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 3x Job 31:8, Isaiah 65:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
Source Gloss
properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc. BDB: another Usage: (an-) other man, following, next, strange.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain