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Strong's H268 אָחוֹר (achor)

Achor means “hinder part” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G268 — hamartolos (“sinful”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H268
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 41
Books 13

Strong's H268 Quick Answer

Strong's H268 אָחוֹר אָחוֹר (achowr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. achowr (aw-khore') (or (shortened) achor {aw-khore'}) subv. 1. the hinder part 2. (hence, adverbly) behind, backward It has 41 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include backward, behind, hinder, parts, and faces. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
achowr (aw-khore') (or (shortened) achor {aw-khore'}) subv. 1. the hinder part 2. (hence, adverbly) behind, backward
Usage
41 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
backward, behind, hinder, parts, and faces

Meaning and Definition

achowr (aw-khore') (or (shortened) achor {aw-khore'}) subv. 1. the hinder part 2. (hence, adverbly) behind, backward 3. (also, as facing north) the West [from H299] KJV: after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without. Root(s): H299

Original Word
אָחוֹר אָחוֹר
Transliteration
achowr
Derivation
First root strongs: 299
Morphology
subv.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H268. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H268 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render achowr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

backward Genesis 49:17 11× behind 2 Samuel 10:9 hinder 1 Kings 7:25 faces Ezekiel 8:16 parts Exodus 33:23

How Strong's H268 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 41 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H268 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H268 in the Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:17 KJV

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H268.

Genesis 49:17 Old Testament, KJV
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Exodus 26:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Psalms 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
Psalms 35:4 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 40:14 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 44:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Psalms 44:18 Old Testament, KJV
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Psalms 56:9 Old Testament, KJV
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Psalms 70:2 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 78:66 Old Testament, KJV
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
Psalms 114:3 Old Testament, KJV
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
Psalms 114:5 Old Testament, KJV
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
Psalms 129:5 Old Testament, KJV
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Psalms 139:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Proverbs 29:11 Old Testament, KJV
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Isaiah 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
Isaiah 9:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 42:23 Old Testament, KJV
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isaiah 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Isaiah 50:5 Old Testament, KJV
The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Isaiah 59:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 38:22 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Jeremiah 46:5 Old Testament, 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 1:8 Old Testament, KJV
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
Lamentations 1:13 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H268, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 12 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H268 FAQ

What does achor (אָחוֹר) mean?

Achor (Strong's H268) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hinder part". achowr (aw-khore') (or (shortened) achor {aw-khore'}) subv. 1. the hinder part 2. (hence, adverbly) behind, backward

How many times is achor (אָחוֹר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's H268 across 13 books.

Where can I study achor (אָחוֹר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H268 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate achor (אָחוֹר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as backward, behind, hinder, parts, and faces. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.