אָחַר
a.char
1. to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind
a. (Qal)
1. to delay, tarry (intensive)
2. to cause one to delay, hinder, keep back
b. (Piel) to delay, wait, stay behind (but not in hope)
Also means: ya.char (יָחַר "to delay" H3186)
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Concordance 17 verses
- Genesis 24:56 תְּאַחֲר֣וּ
But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
- Genesis 32:4 וָאֵחַ֖ר
He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
- Genesis 34:19 אֵחַ֤ר
The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
- Exodus 22:29 תְאַחֵ֑ר
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
- Deuteronomy 7:10 יְאַחֵר֙
But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 תְאַחֵ֖ר
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Judges 5:28 אֶֽחֱר֔וּ
Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’
- 2 Samuel 20:5 וַיֵּיחַר
So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
- Psalms 40:17 תְּאַחַֽר׃
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
- Psalms 70:5 תְּאַחַֽר׃
But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
- Psalms 127:2 מְאַֽחֲרֵי־
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
- Proverbs 23:30 לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 תְּאַחֵר֙
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Isaiah 5:11 מְאַחֲרֵ֣י
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
- Isaiah 46:13 תְאַחֵ֑ר
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
- Daniel 9:19 תְּאַחַ֑ר
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
- Habakkuk 2:3 יְאַחֵֽר׃
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
