What does אַחֲרוֹן mean in the Bible?
אַחֲרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "hinder ; generally, late or last ; specifically (as facing the east) western".
Hebrew · H314
אַחֲרוֹן
Hinder ; generally, late or last ; specifically (as facing the east) western
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אַחֲרוֹן H314
What does אַחֲרוֹן mean in the Bible?
אַחֲרוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "hinder ; generally, late or last ; specifically (as facing the east) western".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H314?
The BSB source-word alignment has 51 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the last (7), to end (7), the Western (4), to come (4), . . . (2).
Where does אַחֲרוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 33:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (8), Deuteronomy (7), Isaiah (5), 2 Samuel (4).
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 the last 7× 2 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 19:12, Nehemiah 8:18, Isaiah 41:4
to end 7× 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 16:11, 2 Chronicles 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:26
the Western 4× Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 34:2, Joel 2:20, Zechariah 14:8
to come 4× Deuteronomy 29:22, Psalms 102:18, Proverbs 31:25, Isaiah 30:8
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 24:3, Daniel 11:29
to last 2× 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 12:15
according to the final 1× 1 Chronicles 23:27
after 1× Ecclesiastes 1:11
Afterward 1× 1 Kings 17:13
and after that 1× Deuteronomy 17:7
and in the end 1× Job 19:25
and the second 1× Deuteronomy 24:3
and then 1× Deuteronomy 13:9
and those yet to come 1× Ecclesiastes 1:11
are the last 1× 2 Samuel 23:1
at the rear 1× Genesis 33:2
behind them 1× 1 Samuel 29:2
but in the future 1× Isaiah 9:1
by those who come even later 1× Ecclesiastes 4:16
from the later 1× Ezra 8:13
last 1× Numbers 2:31
later 1× Daniel 8:3
next 1× Genesis 33:2
now 1× Ruth 3:10
of the second 1× Exodus 4:8
the coming 1× Psalms 78:6
The latter 1× Haggai 2:9
the next 1× Psalms 48:13
this will only end 1× 2 Samuel 2:26
Those in the west 1× Job 18:20
to the next 1× Psalms 78:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 33:2 אַחֲרֹנִ֔ים to next Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 33:2 אַחֲרֹנִֽים׃ to at the rear Adjective - masculine plural Exodus 4:8 הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ to of the second Article | Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 2:31 לָאַחֲרֹנָ֥ה to last Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 11:24 הָֽאַחֲר֔וֹן to the Western Article | Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 13:9 בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ to and then Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 17:7 בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה to and after that Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 24:3 הָאַחֲרוֹן֒ to and the second Article | Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 24:3 הָאַחֲר֔וֹן to . . . Article | Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:22 הָֽאַחֲר֗וֹן to to come Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 33:2
Aligned rows 51
Books represented 22
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 7 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 8 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 2 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 3 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Daniel 2 Joel 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
אַחֲרֽוֹן׃ 3x ’a·ḥă·rō·wn Psalms 48:13, Proverbs 31:25, Isaiah 48:12
וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים 3x wə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·w·nîm 2 Chronicles 16:11, 2 Chronicles 25:26, 2 Chronicles 28:26
אַחֲר֔וֹן 2x ’a·ḥă·rō·wn Isaiah 30:8, Isaiah 44:6
אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים 2x ’a·ḥă·rō·nîm 2 Samuel 19:12, Isaiah 41:4
בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ 2x bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh Deuteronomy 13:9, Daniel 8:3
הָאַחֲר֑וֹן 2x hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn Nehemiah 8:18, Zechariah 14:8
הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ 2x hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn Exodus 4:8, Deuteronomy 34:2
וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים 2x wə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·nîm 2 Chronicles 20:34, 2 Chronicles 35:27
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 12x Exodus 4:8, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 24:3, Deuteronomy 29:22
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural 9x 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 16:11
Adjective - masculine singular 8x Psalms 48:13, Psalms 78:4, Psalms 78:6, Psalms 102:18
Adjective - masculine plural 7x Genesis 33:2, 2 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 19:12, Ezra 8:13
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 6x Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7, 1 Samuel 29:2, 2 Samuel 2:26
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 3x 2 Samuel 23:1, 1 Chronicles 23:27, Ecclesiastes 4:16
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 2x Numbers 2:31, Ecclesiastes 1:11
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Job 19:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hinder ; generally, late or last ; specifically (as facing the east) western
Source Gloss
hinder ; generally, late or last ; specifically (as facing the east) western
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western BDB: coming after Usage: after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַחֲרוֹן is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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