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אׇחֳרֵין

𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤍

ʼochŏrêyn

H318 adverb

SILEX Entry

Root אחר to be behind, to come after, to follow

Definition

Following, subsequent, or last in sequence; used to denote that which comes afterward, especially at the end or final point in a series or order. In Aramaic biblical texts, אׇחֳרֵין refers to someone or something coming after or being later than another, often indicating successors or the last group in a succession.

Semantic Range

following, subsequent, last, final, later, those who come after, successor

Root / Etymology

From the root אחר (ʼ-ḥ-r), which means 'to be behind, to come after, to follow.' אׇחֳרֵין is the masculine plural (determinate or indeterminate) form of the Aramaic adjective/preposition indicating 'other ones who come after' or 'those who are later/final.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, particularly in Daniel and Ezra, אׇחֳרֵין is used in contrast to prior entities, denoting a subsequent group, generation, or the last in a series (see Daniel 2:39). It may refer to people, kingdoms, or periods, and so has contextual flexibility between temporal (subsequent in time) and ordinal (later in order) senses. The form is distinctly Aramaic, differentiated from the Hebrew equivalent אַחֲרוֹן (ʾaḥarôn). English translations generally render the term as 'other,' 'another,' 'last,' or 'later,' but each context may nuance the sense (the 'final' kingdom, Daniel 2:39; 'other' officials, Ezra 5:16). Jewish translators in the medieval and modern periods have at times rendered it with later associations, and in early English versions the term was sometimes paraphrased to fit Christian eschatological frameworks, though the lexical sense is strictly sequential. The word highlights the function of sequence, not qualitative difference. In later Hebrew and Aramaic, cognate forms retain this basic meaning, though sometimes with the added nuance of finality. Distinct from similar Hebrew terms like אחרון, which is Hebrew rather than Aramaic.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) or (shortened) אׇחֳרֵן; (Aramaic) from אׇחֳרִי; last; at last.

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Root Family

אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r) — to be behind, to come after, to follow

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H268 אָחוֹר rear
H309 אָחַר he delayed
H310 אַחַר after, behind
H311 אַחַר behind / after
H312 אַחֵר another (masculine)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H318-01 אָחֳרֵ֡ין achoreyn AD later those who come after 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H318-01 Daniel 4:5 אָחֳרֵ֡ין achoreyn AD later those who come after
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