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behind

Meaning of “behind”

Sense 1: At or toward the back or rear of a person, place, or thing; following after. Sense 2: Remaining or left after another has departed or died. Sense 3: Inferior, deficient, or falling short in relation to another.

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74 occurrences71 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:10

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2 Chronicles 13:13
¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:13 · retained source text

¶ But Ieroboam caused an ambushment to come about behinde them: so they were before Iudah, and the ambushment was behind them.

2 Chronicles 13:14
And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:14 · retained source text

And when Iudah looked backe, behold, the battel was before and behind; and they cried vnto the LORD, and the Priests sounded with the trumpets.

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