אחר 'âchar aw-khar' A primitive root; to loiter (that is, be behind); by implication to procrastinateKJV Usage: continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitionsאחר 1. to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind a. (Qal) 1. to delay, tarry (intensive) 2. to cause one to delay, hinder, keep back b. (Piel) to delay, wait, stay behind (but not in hope) Origin: a primitive root TWOT: 68 Parts of Speech: Verb