Lexicon / H0309
אָחַר
a.char
  • to delay
  • to remain behind
  • delay
  • tarry

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: to delay

1) to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to delay, tarry (intensive)

1a2) to cause one to delay, hinder, keep back

1b) (Piel) to delay, wait, stay behind (but not in hope)

Also means: ya.char (יָחַר "to delay" H3186)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: to remain behind; delay; tarry

Root √אחר: אָחַר vb to remain behind delay tarry Qal and I have tarried until now Pi delay tarry intensive. cause one to delay hinder keep back bring late causat. of Qal. ;(=) .

אָחַר vb to remain behind delay tarry Qal and I have tarried until now Pi delay tarry intensive. cause one to delay hinder keep back bring late causat. of Qal. ;(=) .