Acharon אַחֲרוֹן

Acharon (Hebrew אַחֲרוֹן, Strong's H314) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “last”. It occurs 51 times in 48 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Acharon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 33:2
  And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

Exodus

• Exodus 4:8
  And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

Numbers

• Numbers 2:31
  All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 11:24
  Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
• Deuteronomy 13:9
  But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
• Deuteronomy 17:7
  The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 24:3
  And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
• Deuteronomy 29:22
  So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it;Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
• Deuteronomy 34:2
  And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,

Ruth

• Ruth 3:10
  And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 29:2
  And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 2:26
  Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
• 2 Samuel 19:11
  And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
• 2 Samuel 19:12
  Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
• 2 Samuel 23:1
  Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 17:13
  And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 23:27
  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
• 1 Chronicles 29:29
  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 9:29
  Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
• 2 Chronicles 12:15
  Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
• 2 Chronicles 16:11
  And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 20:34
  Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 25:26
  Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
• 2 Chronicles 26:22
  Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
• 2 Chronicles 28:26
  Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 35:27
  And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Ezra

• Ezra 8:13
  And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 8:18
  Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

Job

• Job 18:20
  They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
• Job 19:25
  For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

Psalms

• Psalm 48:13
  Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
• Psalm 78:4
  We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
• Psalm 78:6
  That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children
• Psalm 102:18
  This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 31:25
  Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 1:11
  There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
• Ecclesiastes 4:16
  There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 9:1
  Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
• Isaiah 30:8
  Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
• Isaiah 41:4
  Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
• Isaiah 44:6
  Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
• Isaiah 48:12
  Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 50:17
  Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Daniel

• Daniel 8:3
  Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
• Daniel 11:29
  At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.

Joel

• Joel 2:20
  But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.

Haggai

• Haggai 2:9
  The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

Zechariah

• Zechariah 14:8
  And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).