continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late slack, stay there, tarry longer
A primitive root; to loiter (i.e. Be behind); by implication to procrastinate -- continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
אָחַרverbto remain behind, delay, tarry (Arabic
to put off, also
to remain behind; Aramaic Pa`el
אֵחַר, Aph`el
, Shaph`el
, Sabean
אחֿר Osiander
ZMG 1865, 197;
אחֿחֿר DHM
Epigr. Denkm. 34).
Qalonce onlyGenesis 32:5וָאֵחַר (contracted from וָאֶאֱחַר compare אֵהָ֑בProverbs 8:17) and I have tarried until now.
Pi`elPerfectאֵחַרGenesis 34:19; אֶחֱרוּJudges 5:28; Imperfectיְאַחֵר, תְּאַחֵר (3 t. תְּאַחַ֑ר) etc. Genesis 24:56 9t.; Participle (רֵֿי) מְאַהֲרִים3t.
1intensive, delay, tarry, absolute Judges 5:28 ("" בּשֵׁשׁ לָבוֺא) Isaiah 46:13 and my salvation לֹא תְאַחֵרHabakkuk 2:3; Psalm 40:18=Psalm 70:6; Daniel 9:19; with ל & infinitive Genesis 34:19. — Proverbs 23:30מְאַחֲרִים עַלהַֿיָּיִ֑ןthose tarrying over the wine, Isaiah 5:11מְאַחֲרֵי בַנֶּשֶׁף, Psalm 127:2מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת ("" מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם).
2causative of Qal, cause one to delay, hinderGenesis 24:56; keep back (=bring late) Exodus 22:28; with ל & infinitive delay to . . .Deuteronomy 23:22 quoted Ecclesiastes 5:3: elliptical Deuteronomy 7:10he delayeth (it, the recompense) not to his enemy. — 2 Samuel 20:5 Qr וַיּ֫וֺחֶר is taken by Ol§ 241 c as Qal (compare וַתֹּ֫חֶז2 Samuel 20:9 from אָחַז), by Sta§ 498 c Kö1. 397 Ges§ 682Rem as Hiph`il (literally shewed, exhibited delay): on the Kt (?וַיֵּיחַר) see DrSm.
Strong's Hebrew: 309. אָחַר (achar) — 17 Occurrences
Genesis 24:56
HEB:אֲלֵהֶם֙ אַל־ תְּאַחֲר֣וּ אֹתִ֔י וַֽיהוָ֖ה
NAS: He said to them, Do not delay me, since the LORD
KJV: And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD
INT: about not delay the LORD has prospered
Genesis 32:4
HEB:לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָאֵחַ֖ר עַד־ עָֽתָּה׃
NAS: with Laban, and stayed until
KJV: with Laban, and stayed there until now:
INT: Laban have sojourned and stayed until now
Genesis 34:19
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ אֵחַ֤ר הַנַּ֙עַר֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת
NAS: The young man did not delay to do
KJV: And the young man deferred not to do
INT: did not delay the young to do
Exodus 22:29
HEB:וְדִמְעֲךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר בְּכ֥וֹר בָּנֶ֖יךָ
NAS:You shall not delay [the offering from] your harvest
KJV:Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,
INT: and your vintage shall not delay the firstborn of your sons
Deuteronomy 7:10
HEB:לְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹ לֹ֤א יְאַחֵר֙ לְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹ אֶל־
NAS: to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates
KJV: to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth
INT: to destroy He will not delay hates to
Deuteronomy 23:21
HEB:אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תְאַחֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹ כִּֽי־
NAS: your God, you shall not delay to pay
KJV: thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay
INT: your God shall not delay to pay When
Judges 5:28
HEB:לָב֔וֹא מַדּ֣וּעַ אֶֽחֱר֔וּ פַּעֲמֵ֖י מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: does his chariot delay in coming?
KJV: in coming? why tarry the wheels
INT: coming Why delay the hoofbeats of his chariots
2 Samuel 20:5
HEB:[וַיִּיחֶר כ] (וַיֹּ֕וחֶר ק) מִן־
NAS: out [the men of] Judah, but he delayed longer than
KJV: [the men of] Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time
INT: to call Judah continue than the set
Psalm 40:17
HEB:אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־ תְּאַחַֽר׃
NAS: and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.
KJV: and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
INT: my God not delay
Psalm 70:5
HEB:יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־ תְּאַחַֽר׃
NAS: O LORD, do not delay.
KJV: O LORD, make no tarrying.
INT: LORD not delay
Psalm 127:2
HEB:מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־ שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי
NAS: To retire late, To eat
KJV: to sit up late, to eat
INT: early to rise late to retire to eat
Proverbs 23:30
HEB: לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־ הַיָּ֑יִן
NAS:Those who linger long over wine,
KJV:They that tarry long at the wine;
INT:linger over wine
Ecclesiastes 5:4
HEB:לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים אַל־ תְּאַחֵר֙ לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ כִּ֛י
NAS: to God, do not be late in paying
KJV: unto God, defer not to pay
INT: to God not be late paying for
Isaiah 5:11
HEB:שֵׁכָ֣ר יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ מְאַחֲרֵ֣י בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף יַ֖יִן
NAS: strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening
KJV: strong drink; that continue until night,
INT: strong may pursue stay the evening wine
Isaiah 46:13
HEB:וּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖י לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר וְנָתַתִּ֤י בְצִיּוֹן֙
NAS: off; And My salvation will not delay. And I will grant
KJV: and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place
INT: and my salvation will not delay will grant Zion
Daniel 9:19
HEB:וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה אַל־ תְּאַחַ֑ר לְמַֽעֲנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֔י
NAS: O my God, do not delay, because
KJV: and do; defer not,
INT: and take not delay sake my God
Habakkuk 2:3
HEB:יָבֹ֖א לֹ֥א יְאַחֵֽר׃
NAS: come, it will not delay.
KJV: come, it will not tarry.
INT: come it will not delay
to put off, also to remain behind; Aramaic Pa`el אֵחַר, Aph`el 
, Shaph`el 
, Sabean אחֿר OsianderZMG 1865, 197; אחֿחֿר DHMEpigr. Denkm. 34).