322. achorannith
Strong's Lexicon
achorannith: Backward, behind

Original Word: אֲחֹרַנִּית
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: achoranniyth
Pronunciation: a-kho-ran-neeth
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-o-ran-neeth')
Definition: Backward, behind
Meaning: backwards

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָחוֹר (achor), meaning "back" or "behind."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is ὀπίσω (opisō), which also means "behind" or "backward."

Usage: The term "achorannith" is used to describe a direction or orientation that is backward or behind. It often conveys a sense of moving away from a desired direction or returning to a previous state. In a metaphorical sense, it can imply regression or a turning away from God’s intended path.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, directionality was often used metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral states. Moving forward was associated with progress and alignment with God's will, while moving backward suggested a return to former ways or disobedience. The concept of direction was not only physical but also spiritual, reflecting one's relationship with God and adherence to His commandments.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
prol. from achor
Definition
backwards
NASB Translation
back (2), back again (1), backward (3), turned away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲחֹרַנִּית adverb (properly an adjective feminine, compare קְדֹרַנִּית Sta§ 367) backwards (= in poetry אָחוֺר Genesis 9:23 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Kings 18:37; 2 Kings 20:10,11; Isaiah 38:8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
back ward, again

Prolonged from 'achowr; backwards -- back (-ward, again).

see HEBREW 'achowr

Forms and Transliterations
אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃ אחרנית אחרנית׃ ’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ ’ăḥōrannîṯ aChoranNit
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 9:23
HEB: שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וַיְכַסּ֕וּ אֵ֖ת
NAS: and walked backward and covered
KJV: and went backward, and covered
INT: both and walked backward and covered the nakedness

Genesis 9:23
HEB: אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם
NAS: and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see
KJV: and their faces [were] backward, and they saw
INT: of their father and their faces were turned nakedness their father's

1 Samuel 4:18
HEB: מֵֽעַל־ הַ֠כִּסֵּא אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית בְּעַ֣ד ׀ יַ֣ד
NAS: off the seat backward beside the gate,
KJV: from off the seat backward by
INT: and the seat backward by the side

1 Kings 18:37
HEB: אֶת־ לִבָּ֖ם אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃
NAS: their heart back again.
KJV: their heart back again.
INT: have turned their heart back

2 Kings 20:10
HEB: יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃
NAS: turn backward ten
KJV: return backward ten
INT: turn the shadow backward ten steps

2 Kings 20:11
HEB: בְּמַעֲל֥וֹת אָחָ֛ז אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃
NAS: on the stairway back ten
KJV: degrees backward, by
INT: the stairway of Ahaz back ten steps

Isaiah 38:8
HEB: אָחָ֥ז בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת
NAS: of Ahaz, to go back ten steps.
KJV: degrees backward. So the sun
INT: of Ahaz the sun back ten steps

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 322
7 Occurrences


’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ — 7 Occ.















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