אחר

אַחַר(b. h.; v. foreg.), pl. constr. אַחֲרֵי after, behind. Gen. R. s. 44 wherever the Bible uses the preposition aḥaré סמוך, it means in connection with, אחר מופלג while aḥar means without connection ( later on). Yoma 6a אחר א׳ after ‘after, i. e. some time after the act, opp. חד אחר one ‘after, immediately, v. אֶוְתִּיוֹס.לְאַחֲרָיו, לְאַחֲרֶיהָ, מֵאַחֲרָיו, מֵאַחֲרֶיהָ after it, as concluding, opp. לפניה, לפניו introductory (prayer).Ber.I, 4 אחת לא׳ one benediction after the Shma. Ib. III, 4 לאחריו (prayer) after meal; a. fr.כִּלְאַחַר יד as if doing a thing with the back of the hand, i. e. in a manner different from the usual way of doing it. Sabb.153b; a. fr.מֵאַחַר 1) (conj. followed by ש־ or ד־) after, since, whereas, because. Ḥull.29a מא׳ ששנינו after it has once been stated in the Mishnah … why was it necessary (?) Ib. b ומאחר דאפי׳וכ׳ and since it is not even rabbinically unfit, why ; a. fr. 2) a legal term, meaḥar, the presumption of the truth of ones statement, because he might have pleaded more profitably, if he had been inclined to lie. Y.Shebu.VI, 36d bot. אין אומרים בממון מא׳ מאחרוכ׳ in money matters we do not apply the principle of meaḥer, so as to say that because he might have said ‘thou hast not lent me anything, he may say, ‘thou didst lend me, but I paid half of it (and his plea must be accepted without an oath); v. מִיגּוֹ s. v. גּוֹ.אַחֲרֶיךָ thy successor. Y.Kil.IX, 32c top יהודה בני א׳וכ׳ my son Judah shall succeed thee, none else (is worthy). Keth.95b my property I bequeath to thee ואַחְרַיִיךְ לפ׳ and after thee it shall go over to …אַחַר כָּךְ (abbrev. אח״כ) afterwards, subsequently. Pes.X, 2; a. v. fr.

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אָחַר(b. h.; denom. of אָחוֹר) 1) to be behind, v. Pi. 2) (euphem.) to cover (of camels). B. Bath.93a; Shebu.34a; Snh.37b (Ms. M. B. Bath. l. c. יהיר). Tosef.B. Kam.III, 6 אֹוחֵיר. Pi. אֵחַר, אֵיחַר to tarry, hesitate; to set behind. Pes.IX, 9 אם אֵחַרְתִּי if I should be late. Y.Yoma III, 40c top א׳ בו מעשה the text orders a later action after it. Y.Ned. X, 42ab א׳ בעמידה he tarried in standing, i. e. was the last to sit down. Gen. R. s. 81, beg. א׳ אדם את נדרו if one procrastinates the fulfillment of his vow; a. fr. Pu. (and Hof.) אוּחָר, הוּאֲחָר to be postponed, be done late, be placed later. Y.Yoma in, 40c top בכלל מְאוּחָר היה would belong to things to he done later. Ib. יוּאֲחַרוכ׳ let it be done later than אין מוקדם ומאוחר בתורה there is no ‘earlier or ‘later (no chronological order) in the events or laws of the Scripture. Pes.6b; a. e.; Y.Sot.VIII, 22d מוּאֲחַר.Shebi. X, 5, a. fr. מאותר (a document) postdated, opp. מוקדם antedated. B. Mets. V, 10 רבית מְאוּחֶרֶת postpaid interests.

אֲחַרch. same. 1) to be behind. 2) to cover. Targ. Jer. 5:8 (of steeds, h. text מוזנים; some ed. ד for. ר). Pa. as foreg. Pi., to tarry; to retard. Targ. O. Gen. 34:19; a. fr. Sabb.119a אחרוה take ye a later meal (on Sabbaths). Af. אֹוחַר same. Targ. 2 Sam. 20:5; a. fr.Targ. Prov. 23:30 מַוְחֲרִין, מְוַוחֲרִין Part. Af. or Pa. of יחר = מֹוחר׳, מאחר׳. Ithpe. אִתְאֲחַר, contr. אִתְחַר to be delayed. Targ. Y. I Deut. 1:2; cmp. however ib. v. 6, v. אֲרַח.

אַחֵרm. (b. h.; v. foreg. a. חוֹרִי) (back of, another, the other, stranger. דבר א׳ (abbr. ד״א) 1) another thing, another explanation. Snh.IV, 5; a. v. fr. in Midr. 2) euphem. for idolatry, swine, v. דָּבָר. 3) Aḥer, (apostate, byname of Elisha ben Abuyah. Ḥag.14b; a. e.Pl. אֲחֵרִים others; 1) freq. in Mishn. for anonymous authorities differing in opinion, א׳ אומרים, v. Hor.13b אסיקו לר׳ מאיר א׳ R. Meïr is quoted under the word aḥerim. 2) freq. for strangers, gentiles. Snh.52b אשת א׳ the wife of a non-Israelite. B. Mets. 111b; a. fr.Fem. אֲחֶרֶת. Yoma I, 1 אשה א׳ a second (additional) wife; a. fr.Snh.104a זאת ועוד א׳ this and something besides (shall happen).