אַחֲרִית (H319) — Hebrew Lexicon

אַחֲרִית

𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕

ʼachărîyth

H319 noun

SILEX Entry

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

Definition

End, last part, final period, or ultimate outcome of a process or sequence. In narrative contexts, refers to the final stage or outcome, either of an individual, group, or event. In prophetic or wisdom literature, denotes the future, especially the ultimate fate, result, or destiny—whether positive (such as reward or hope for restoration) or negative (such as disaster or judgment). Can also refer to posterity or descendants as what follows after.

Semantic Range

end, outcome, last part, final period, future, ultimate destiny, consequence, result, latter time or days, posterity, descendants

Root / Etymology

From the root אחר (ʼ-ch-r), which means 'to be behind, to come after, to follow.' אַחֲרִית is a feminine noun derived with the typical -it ending denoting abstract quality or end state, signifying 'the thing that is after' or 'the last part.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, אַחֲרִית is used to indicate both literal and metaphorical ends—such as the close of a period, a person's final state, or an ultimate outcome, whether for individuals, the people of Israel, or nations. It appears frequently in wisdom literature (as in Proverbs, where it refers to the consequences or the final result of actions), and in prophetic contexts (such as in Jeremiah and Isaiah) to reference the future destiny of Israel or other nations. The term does not always have an eschatological or apocalyptic sense; in many passages, it simply means 'afterwards' or 'the future' in a general sense. Traditional translations such as 'end' or 'latter end' do not fully convey the nuance that אַחֲרִית encompasses both the idea of chronological sequence ('what comes after') and existential consequence ('how things turn out'). In some later translations, this term is rendered with the English word 'end' or 'future'; in certain traditions, it is linked—anachronistically—to concepts of 'last days' or eschatological events, but this association is shaped more by interpretive tradition than direct linguistic evidence.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אַחַר; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity; (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.

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Root Family

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

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H268	אָחוֹר	rear
H309	אָחַר	he delayed
H310	אַחַר	after, behind
H311	אַחַר	behind / after
H312	אַחֵר	another (masculine)
H313	אַחֵר	another one
H314	אַחֲרוֹן	aftermost
H315	אַחְרַח	and After-a-Brother
H317	אׇחֳרִי	another
H318	אׇחֳרֵין	those who come after
H320	אַחֲרִית	in end-of
H321	אׇחֳרָן	another one
H322	אֲחֹרַנִּית	rearward
H4279	מָחָר	for tomorrow

Word Forms

23 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H319-08`	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of	16
`H319-01`	אַחֲרִ֥ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`	the end	after-end of	12
`H319-18`	וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	and its end	and her final outcome	6
`H319-07`	אַחֲרִית֥/וֹ	acharito	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	its end	his latter end	2
`H319-20`	בְ/אַחֲרִיתֶ֑/ךָ	veacharitekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	and your latter end	your ultimate outcome	2
`H319-12`	לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/ם	leacharitam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	their end	to their ultimate outcome	2
`H319-02`	אַחֲרִיתָֽ/הּ	acharitah	`HNcfsc/Sp3fs`	her end	her final outcome	2
`H319-23`	וְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ	veacharito	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and his end	and his outcome	2
`H319-21`	וְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ	veacharitekhe	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs`	and-your-remnant	and your end	2
`H319-10`	בְּ/אַחֲרִיתֶֽ/ךָ	beacharitekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	at your latter end	in your end	2
`H319-11`	לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/הּ	leacharitah	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	in the end thereof	to her final outcome	1
`H319-22`	וְ/אַחֲרִיתְ/כֶ֖ן	veacharitekhen	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fp`	and-remainder-your	and your ultimate outcome	1
`H319-04`	אַחֲרִיתָ֔/ן	acharitan	`HNcfsc/Sp3fp`	their outcome	their ultimate outcome	1
`H319-16`	וּ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ	uveacharito	`HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and at his end	and in his latter outcome	1
`H319-06`	אַחֲרִיתִ֖/י	achariti	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	the end of my life	my final outcome	1
`H319-17`	וְ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	veacharit	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the end	and latter-end of	1
`H319-13`	לְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ	leacharitekhe	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs`	for-your-future	for your final outcome	1
`H319-15`	וּֽ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֙	uveacharit	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and in the latter end	and in the end-of	1
`H319-19`	וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/ם	veacharitam	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	and the remnant of them	and their final outcome	1
`H319-14`	לְ/אַחֲרִית֗/וֹ	leacharito	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	to his posterity	to his outcome	1
`H319-03`	אַחֲרִיתָ֑/ם	acharitam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their end	their final outcome	1
`H319-05`	אַחֲרִיתֵֽ/נוּ	acharitenu	`HNcfsc/Sp1cp`	our end	our ultimate outcome	1
`H319-09`	בְּ/אַחֲרִיתָ֑/הּ	beacharitah	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	in the end thereof	in her final outcome	1

Occurrences in Scripture

61 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H319-08`	Genesis 49:1	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the	in the end-of
`H319-06`	Numbers 23:10	אַחֲרִיתִ֖/י	achariti	`HNcfsc/Sp1cs`	the end of my life	my final outcome
`H319-08`	Numbers 24:14	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the end of	in the end-of
`H319-23`	Numbers 24:20	וְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ	veacharito	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	but his end	and his outcome
`H319-08`	Deuteronomy 4:30	בְּ/אַחֲרִית֙	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the end	in the end-of
`H319-10`	Deuteronomy 8:16	בְּ/אַחֲרִיתֶֽ/ךָ	beacharitekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	at your latter end	in your end
`H319-01`	Deuteronomy 11:12	אַחֲרִ֥ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`	the end	after-end of
`H319-08`	Deuteronomy 31:29	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the end	in the end-of
`H319-03`	Deuteronomy 32:20	אַחֲרִיתָ֑/ם	acharitam	`HNcfsc/Sp3mp`	their end	their final outcome
`H319-12`	Deuteronomy 32:29	לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/ם	leacharitam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	their latter end	to their ultimate outcome
`H319-08`	Isaiah 2:2	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the end	in the end-of
`H319-04`	Isaiah 41:22	אַחֲרִיתָ֔/ן	acharitan	`HNcfsc/Sp3fp`	their outcome	their ultimate outcome
`H319-01`	Isaiah 46:10	אַחֲרִ֔ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	the end	after-end of
`H319-02`	Isaiah 47:7	אַחֲרִיתָֽ/הּ	acharitah	`HNcfsc/Sp3fs`	its outcome	her final outcome
`H319-11`	Jeremiah 5:31	לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/הּ	leacharitah	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	in the end thereof	to her final outcome
`H319-05`	Jeremiah 12:4	אַחֲרִיתֵֽ/נוּ	acharitenu	`HNcfsc/Sp1cp`	our end	our ultimate outcome
`H319-16`	Jeremiah 17:11	וּ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ	uveacharito	`HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and at his end	and in his latter outcome
`H319-08`	Jeremiah 23:20	בְּ/אַֽחֲרִית֙	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of
`H319-01`	Jeremiah 29:11	אַחֲרִ֥ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	a-future	after-end of
`H319-08`	Jeremiah 30:24	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of
`H319-13`	Jeremiah 31:17	לְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ	leacharitekhe	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs`	for-your-future	for your final outcome
`H319-08`	Jeremiah 48:47	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of
`H319-08`	Jeremiah 49:39	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter days	in the end-of
`H319-01`	Jeremiah 50:12	אַחֲרִ֣ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`	hindermost	after-end of
`H319-21`	Ezekiel 23:25	וְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ	veacharitekhe	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs`	and-your-remnant	and your end
`H319-21`	Ezekiel 23:25	וְ/אַחֲרִיתֵ֖/ךְ	veacharitekhe-2	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs`	and-your-remnant	and your end
`H319-08`	Ezekiel 38:8	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֨ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of
`H319-08`	Ezekiel 38:16	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֨ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in-the-latter-end-of	in the end-of
`H319-08`	Hosea 3:5	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the end of	in the end-of
`H319-22`	Amos 4:2	וְ/אַחֲרִיתְ/כֶ֖ן	veacharitekhen	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fp`	and-remainder-your	and your ultimate outcome
`H319-18`	Amos 8:10	וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	and-end-of-it	and her final outcome
`H319-19`	Amos 9:1	וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/ם	veacharitam	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	and the remnant of them	and their final outcome
`H319-08`	Micah 4:1	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the last	in the end-of
`H319-01`	Psalms 37:37	אַחֲרִ֖ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	latter-end	after-end of
`H319-01`	Psalms 37:38	אַחֲרִ֖ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`	future	after-end of
`H319-12`	Psalms 73:17	לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/ם	leacharitam	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp`	their end	to their ultimate outcome
`H319-07`	Psalms 109:13	אַחֲרִית֥/וֹ	acharito	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	his posterity	his latter end
`H319-08`	Psalms 139:9	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	at the end of	in the end-of
`H319-18`	Proverbs 5:4	וְֽ֭/אַחֲרִיתָ/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	but her end	and her final outcome
`H319-20`	Proverbs 5:11	בְ/אַחֲרִיתֶ֑/ךָ	veacharitekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	at your end	your ultimate outcome
`H319-18`	Proverbs 14:12	וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתָ֗/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	but its end	and her final outcome
`H319-18`	Proverbs 14:13	וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	and its end	and her final outcome
`H319-18`	Proverbs 16:25	וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתָ֗/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	but its end	and her final outcome
`H319-10`	Proverbs 19:20	בְּ/אַחֲרִיתֶֽ/ךָ	beacharitekha	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	in your latter end	in your end
`H319-18`	Proverbs 20:21	וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתָ֗/הּ	veacharitah	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	and its end	and her final outcome
`H319-01`	Proverbs 23:18	אַחֲרִ֑ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	a future	after-end of
`H319-07`	Proverbs 23:32	אַ֭חֲרִית/וֹ	acharito	`HNcfsc/Sp3ms`	its end	his latter end
`H319-01`	Proverbs 24:14	אַחֲרִ֑ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	a future	after-end of
`H319-01`	Proverbs 24:20	אַחֲרִ֣ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	future	after-end of
`H319-09`	Proverbs 25:8	בְּ/אַחֲרִיתָ֑/הּ	beacharitah	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs`	in the end thereof	in her final outcome
`H319-23`	Proverbs 29:21	וְ֝/אַחֲרִית֗/וֹ	veacharito	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	and his end	and his outcome
`H319-20`	Job 8:7	וְ֝/אַחֲרִיתְ/ךָ֗	veacharitekha	`HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms`	and your latter end	your ultimate outcome
`H319-01`	Job 42:12	אַחֲרִ֥ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`	latter-end	after-end of
`H319-02`	Lamentations 1:9	אַחֲרִיתָ֔/הּ	acharitah	`HNcfsc/Sp3fs`	her end	her final outcome
`H319-01`	Ecclesiastes 7:8	אַחֲרִ֥ית	acharit	`HNcfsc`		after-end of
`H319-17`	Ecclesiastes 10:13	וְ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	veacharit	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the end	and latter-end of
`H319-08`	Daniel 8:19	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter end	in the end-of
`H319-15`	Daniel 8:23	וּֽ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֙	uveacharit	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and in the latter end	and in the end-of
`H319-08`	Daniel 10:14	בְּ/אַחֲרִ֣ית	beacharit	`HR/Ncfsc`	in the latter	in the end-of
`H319-14`	Daniel 11:4	לְ/אַחֲרִית֗/וֹ	leacharito	`HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms`	to his posterity	to his outcome
`H319-01`	Daniel 12:8	אַחֲרִ֖ית	acharit	`HNcfsa`	the end	after-end of

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