64 occurrences

'Behind' in the Bible

And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, 'Thou art, O God, my beholder;' for she said, 'Even here have I looked behind my beholder?'

Verse ConceptsVeilsNames Of GodGod, All knowingGod Seeing All The EarthThose Who Saw GodVisibilityOther References To God's Name

And Lot goeth out unto them, to the opening, and the door hath shut behind him,

Verse ConceptsShutting SecurelyShutting Doors

And it cometh to pass when he hath brought them out without, that he saith, 'Escape for thy life; look not expectingly behind thee, nor stand thou in all the circuit; to the mountain escape, lest thou be consumed.'

Verse ConceptsEscapingFuturedoubt, results ofExamples Of EscapingHesitationLooking BackwardEscaping To MountainsOutside The CityLooking Back

And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is -- a pillar of salt!

Verse ConceptsHesitationLooking BackwardObelisksLooking BackOther WivesSournessWifestatues

And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;

Verse ConceptsAbrahamHornsRamsSubstitutionNames Of GodHorns Of AnimalsVicarious Substitution

then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, he also is behind us.'

and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob is behind us;' for he said, 'I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'

and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

Verse ConceptsPartialityOrder Of MarchLast OnesIn Front

And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;

Verse ConceptsFathers, Responsibilities OfAppearances Of God In OtDesertsMoses, Significance OfShepherds, As OccupationsAngels, Ot AppearancesFathers In LawsIsrael In The WildernessWest SidesPasturing The FlockThose Who Kept Stock

and every first-born in the land of Egypt hath died, from the first-born of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the first-born of the maid-servant who is behind the millstones, and all the first-born of beasts;

Verse ConceptsGrindingSittingThroneDeath Of The FirstbornDeath Of CreaturesGreat And SmallBoth Men And Animals KilledDeath Of Other GroupsThe Death Of BabiesDeath Of A ChildFamily Death

The families of the Gershonite, behind the tabernacle, do encamp westward.

Verse ConceptsWest SidesCamping During The Exodus

are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going in of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite, who is dwelling in the plain over-against Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?

Verse ConceptsThe SunWestOaksBeyond Jordan

'When thou beatest thine olive, thou dost not examine the branch behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is.

Verse ConceptsBranches, Types OfDoing Things TwiceOlive Trees

'When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;

Verse ConceptsGrapesVineyardDoing Things Twice

that he hath met thee in the way, and smiteth in all those feeble behind thee (and thou wearied and fatigued), and is not fearing God.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourTirednessNo Fear Of GodTired In PursuitEnemy Attackstired

and seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah are walking, going on, and they have blown with the trumpets -- and he who is armed is going before them, and he who is gathering up is going behind the ark of Jehovah -- going on and blowing with the trumpets.

Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleSeven ThingsTrumpets For BattleSeven Trumpets

And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither -- and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer, --

Verse ConceptsFugitivesConflagrations

and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut it behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

Verse ConceptsRooftopIsrael FleeingWomen's Roles

And they go up and encamp in Kirjath-Jearim, in Judah, therefore they have called that place, 'Camp of Dan,' till this day; lo, behind Kirjath-Jearim.

Verse ConceptsGiven Names To This Day

and the volume hath begun to go up from the city -- a pillar of smoke -- and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.

Verse ConceptsLooking Back

And the priest saith, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this place.' And David saith, 'There is none like it -- give it to me.'

Verse ConceptsClothUnique Things

and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, 'My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance.

Verse ConceptsBowingProstration

and he turneth behind him, and seeth me, and calleth unto me, and I say, Here am I.

Verse ConceptsBehold Me!Kings Summoning

And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, 'Art thou he -- Asahel?' and he saith, 'I am.'

Verse ConceptsIs It Really?This Is Me

And he refuseth to turn aside, and Abner smiteth him with the hinder part of the spear unto the fifth rib, and the spear cometh out from behind him, and he falleth there, and dieth under it; and it cometh to pass, every one who hath come unto the place where Asahel hath fallen and dieth -- they stand still.

Verse ConceptsBackSpearsStomachsPiercingsMotionlessnessComing To RestStriking To Death

and her husband goeth with her, going on and weeping behind her, unto Bahurim, and Abner saith unto him, 'Go, turn back;' and he turneth back.

Verse ConceptsWeeping

and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

Verse ConceptsFront And BackSpiritual Warfarereinforcement

And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesWatchmanWest

their sons who are left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel have not been able to devote -- he hath even lifted up on them a tribute of service unto this day.

Verse ConceptsForced LabourRelationships To This Day

six steps hath the throne, and a round top is to the throne behind it, and hands are on this side and on that, unto the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,

Verse ConceptsSix ThingsStepsTwo Animals

and thou dost evil above all who have been before thee, and goest, and makest to thee other gods and molten images to provoke Me to anger, and Me thou hast cast behind thy back:

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodDifferent Gods

And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads.

Verse ConceptsMiracles Of ElishaTwo AnimalsFortiesAnimals KillingCursing The Ungodlyhumorteenager

And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and the king sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, 'Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?'

Verse ConceptsMessengerRemoving HeadsShutting DoorsKilling ProphetsSkullsSoundThe Elders Gathered

and the rider on the horse goeth to meet him, and saith, 'Thus said the king, Is there peace?' and Jehu saith, 'What -- to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.' And the watchman declareth, saying, 'The messenger came unto them, and he hath not returned.'

Verse ConceptsWatchmanUnrelated Things

And he sendeth a second rider on a horse, and he cometh in unto them, and saith, 'Thus said the king, Is there peace?' and Jehu saith, 'What -- to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.'

Verse ConceptsUnrelated Things

and the third is at the gate of Sur, and the third at the gate behind the runners, and ye have kept the charge of the house pulled down;

Verse ConceptsNamed Gates

this is the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: 'Trampled on thee -- laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion Behind thee shaken the head -- Hath the daughter of Jerusalem?

Verse ConceptsdaughtersVirgin

And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush is behind them.

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them is the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

Verse ConceptsCrying To God

yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads are behind all the house of Judah.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

'And they are disobedient, and rebel against Thee, and cast Thy law behind their back, and Thy prophets they have slain, who testified against them, to bring them back unto Thee, and they do great despisings,

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofdisrespectChallengesIngratitudeMartyrdom, Examples OfMartyrdom, Reasons ForUnfaithfulness, To GodCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Nature OfRebellion Against God, Shown InKilling ProphetsBreaking God's Law

Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

Verse ConceptsVirginMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasSingersYoung Ladiesinstrumentsdrums

From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

Verse ConceptsGod's OmnipresenceGod SurroundingLaying On Hands To Healphotography

My beloved is like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this -- he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.

Verse ConceptsYoung LoversDeer Etc.Deer

Lo, thou art fair, my friend, lo, thou art fair, Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,

Verse ConceptsRed CordsOther References To Mouths

As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil.

Verse Conceptsmakeup

Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

Verse ConceptseastHand Of GodGod's HandEast And WestGod's Hands Stretched Outsyria

Come, My people, enter into thy inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationA Short TimeShutting DoorsHiding From GodShort Time For ActionSpeed Of God's AngerPraying Behind Closed Doors

And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

Verse ConceptsGuardiansGuidance, God's Promises OfOrthodoxy, In OtHoly Spirit, Types OfChanging DirectionLearning The Right WayThe Faculty Of HearingForksguidance

this is the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: Trampled on thee, laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion, Behind thee shaken the head hath the daughter of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsVirginWord Of Godvirginity

Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.

Verse ConceptsReinstatementSuffering, Of BelieversBeing BitterGod Has ForgivenPits Symbolizing GriefHope In Hard TimesBitternesscorruption

And behind the door, and the post, Thou hast set up thy memorial, For from Me thou hast removed, and goest up, Thou hast enlarged thy couch, And dost covenant for thyself among them, Thou hast loved their couch, the station thou sawest,

Verse ConceptsCoveringNakednessPagansBedsmanhood

and He spreadeth it before me, and it is written in front and behind, and written on it are lamentations, and mourning, and woe!

Verse ConceptsBooks In ProphecyFront And Back

And lift me up doth a spirit, and I hear behind me a noise, a great rushing -- 'Blessed is the honour of Jehovah from His place!' --

Verse ConceptsGod ArisingGod Lifting PeopleSound

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten Me, And thou dost cast Me behind thy back, Even thou also bear thy wickedness and thy whoredoms.'

Verse ConceptsThrowing AwaySpiritual Harlotryconsequences

Who knoweth -- He doth turn back, Yea -- He hath repented, And He hath left behind Him a blessing, A present and libation of Jehovah your God?

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars are behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God.

Verse ConceptsPitsRootsSaved From The PitMan Going DownGod Lifting PeopleNot DyingBase Of ThingsDeath PreventedPits As A Term For Graves

I have seen by night, and lo, one riding on a red horse, and he is standing between the myrtles that are in the shade, and behind him are horses, red, bay, and white.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordNightVisionsWhiteVisions And Dreams In ScriptureRiding HorsesMyrtleRed Animals

And I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set a desirable land for a desolation!

Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGod Scattering IsraelLand Becoming EmptyNot Knowing People

Bible Theasaurus

Backside (3 instances)
Behind (289 instances)
Behindhand (1 instance)
Bottom (41 instances)
Buttocks (3 instances)
Fundament (1 instance)
Hindquarters (2 instances)
Stern (11 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὑστερέω 
Hustereo 
lack , be behind , want , come short , be in want , fail , come behind , be destitute ,
Usage: 13

אחר אחור 
'achowr 
Usage: 41

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

יתר 
Yathar 
Usage: 107

ὄπισθεν 
Opisthen 
Usage: 7

ὄπίσω 
Opiso 
Usage: 20

ὑπομένω 
Hupomeno 
Usage: 14

ὑστέρημα 
Husterema 
Usage: 8