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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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Matthew 9:20
¶ And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
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1611 witness · Matthew 9:20 · retained source text

(¶ And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeeres, came behinde him, and touched the hemme of his garment.

Matthew 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
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1611 witness · Matthew 16:23 · retained source text

But he turned, and said vnto Peter, Get thee behind mee, Satan, thou art an offence vnto me: for thou sauourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

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