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- Back - v. i. - To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.
- Back - v. i. - To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
- Back - v. i. - To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- Back - v. i. - To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
- Back - v. i. - To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.
- Back - v. i. - To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
- Back - v. i. - To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
- Back - v. i. - To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.
- Back - v. i. - To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog.
- Back - adv. - In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
- Back - adv. - To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.
- Back - adv. - To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
- Back - adv. - (Of time) In times past; ago.
- Back - adv. - Away from contact; by reverse movement.
- Back - adv. - In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.
- Back - adv. - In a state of restraint or hindrance.
- Back - adv. - In return, repayment, or requital.
- Back - adv. - In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back0 the offensive words.
- Back - adv. - In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.
- Back - n. - A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- Back - n. - A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
- Back - n. - In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.
- Back - n. - An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.
- Back - n. - The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.
- Back - n. - The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.
- Backing - n. - The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
- Post-temporal - a. - Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.
- Rebate - v. t. - To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- Spring - v. i. - To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power.
- Sack - v. t. - To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
- Repercussion - n. - In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
- Restraint - n. - The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental.
- Fourchette - n. - The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.
- Quicksilvering - n. - The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.
- Beam - n. - A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
- Blench - v. t. - To draw back from; to deny from fear.
- Halfpace - n. - A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
- Back stairs - - Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or indirect way.
- Recheat - n. - A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
- Bustle - n. - A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
- Indorse - v. t. - To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a /ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).
- Curtain - n. - A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage.
- Recurve - v. t. - To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down.
- Saddle-backed - a. - Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
- Back - v. i. - To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- Dorsiferous - - Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.
- Tonsure - n. - The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders.
- Tiger - n. - A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.
- Banquette - n. - A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
- Enclitical - v. i. - Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
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- H5437 סָבַב - 5437 סָבַב - סָבַב - - çâbab - saw-bab' - a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back). - Verb - heb
- H5637 סָרַר - 5637 סָרַר - סָרַר - - çârar - saw-rar' - a primitive root; to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory; [idiom] away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew. - Verb - heb
- H5643 סֵתֶר - 5643 סֵתֶר - סֵתֶר - - çêther - say'-ther - or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place). - - heb
- H5483 סוּס - 5483 סוּס - סוּס - - çûwç - soos - or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H5472 סוּג - 5472 סוּג - סוּג - - çûwg - soog - a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize); backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back). - Verb - heb
- H5493 סוּר - 5493 סוּר - סוּר - - çûwr - soor - or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without. - Verb - heb
- G3693 ὄπισθεν - 3693 ὄπισθεν - ὌΠΙΣΘΕΝ - - ópisthen - op'-is-then - from (regard; from ὀπτάνομαι) with enclitic of source; from the rear (as a secure aspect), i.e. at the back (adverb and preposition of place or time):--after, backside, behind. - Adjective - greek
- H6113 עָצָר - 6113 עָצָר - עָצָר - - ʻâtsâr - aw-tsar' - a primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble; [idiom] be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, [idiom] reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self). - Verb - heb
- H6096 עָצֶה - 6096 עָצֶה - עָצֶה - - ʻâtseh - aw-tseh' - from עָצָה; the spine (as giving firmness to the body); backbone. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H6100 עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר - 6100 עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר - עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר - - ʻEtsyôwn Geber - ets-yone' gheh'ber - from עָצֶה and גֶּבֶר; backbone-like of a man; Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red Sea; Ezion-geber. - Proper Name Location - x-pn
- H6203 עֹרֶף - 6203 עֹרֶף - עֹרֶף - - ʻôreph - o-ref' - from עָרַף; the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative); back ((stiff-) neck((-ed). - Noun Masculine - heb
- H310 אַחַר - 310 אַחַר - אַחַר - - ʼachar - akh-ar' - from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. - Adverb PrepositionConjunc - heb
- H270 אָחַז - 270 אָחַז - אָחַז - - ʼâchaz - aw-khaz' - a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion). - Verb - heb
- H322 אֲחֹרַנִּית - 322 אֲחֹרַנִּית - אֲחֹרַנִּית - - ʼăchôrannîyth - akh-o-ran-neeth' - prolonged from אָחוֹר; backwards; back (-ward, again). - Adverb - heb
- H268 אָחוֹר - 268 אָחוֹר - אָחוֹר - - ʼâchôwr - aw-khore' - or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from אֲחִירַע; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West; after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without. - - heb
- G126 ἀΐδιος - 126 ἀΐδιος - ἈΐΔΙΟΣ - - aḯdios - ah-id'-ee-os - from ἀεί; everduring (forward and backward, or forward only):--eternal, everlasting. - Adjective - greek
- G344 ἀνακάμπτω - 344 ἀνακάμπτω - ἈΝΑΚΆΜΠΤΩ - - anakámptō - an-ak-amp'-to - from ἀνά and κάμπτω; to turn back:--(re-)turn. - Verb - greek
- G347 ἀνακλίνω - 347 ἀνακλίνω - ἈΝΑΚΛΊΝΩ - - anaklínō - an-ak-lee'-no - from ἀνά and κλίνω; to lean back:--lay, (make) sit down. - Verb - greek
- G348 ἀνακόπτω - 348 ἀνακόπτω - ἈΝΑΚΌΠΤΩ - - anakóptō - an-ak-op'-to - from ἀνά and κόπτω; to beat back, i.e. check:--hinder. - Verb - greek
- G375 ἀναπέμπω - 375 ἀναπέμπω - ἈΝΑΠΈΜΠΩ - - anapémpō - an-ap-em'-po - from ἀνά and πέμπω; to send up or back:--send (again). - Verb - greek
- G377 ἀναπίπτω - 377 ἀναπίπτω - ἈΝΑΠΊΠΤΩ - - anapíptō - an-ap-ip'-to - from ἀνά and πίπτω; to fall back, i.e. lie down, lean back:--lean, sit down (to meat). - Verb - greek
- G523 ἀπαιτέω - 523 ἀπαιτέω - ἈΠΑΙΤΈΩ - - apaitéō - ap-ah'-ee-teh-o - from ἀπό and αἰτέω; to demand back:--ask again, require. - - greek
- G565 ἀπέρχομαι - 565 ἀπέρχομαι - ἈΠΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ - - apérchomai - ap-erkh'-om-ahee - from ἀπό and ἔρχομαι; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:--come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, … ways), pass away, be past. - Verb - greek
- G591 ἀποδίδωμι - 591 ἀποδίδωμι - ἈΠΟΔΊΔΩΜΙ - - apodídōmi - ap-od-eed'-o-mee - from ἀπό and δίδωμι; to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications):--deliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-ment be made), perform, recompense, render, requite, restore, reward, sell, yield. - Verb - greek
- G617 ἀποκυλίω - 617 ἀποκυλίω - ἈΠΟΚΥΛΊΩ - - apokylíō - ap-ok-oo-lee'-o - from ἀπό and κυλιόω; to roll away:--roll away (back). - Verb - greek
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- 2 Samuel 10 19:37 - Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again , that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham ; let him go over with my lord the king ; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
ישׁב־נא עבדך ואמת בעירי עם קבר אבי ואמי והנה עבדך כמהם יעבר עמ־אדני המלך ועשׂה־לו את אשׁר־טוב בעיניך - Numbers 4 24:11 - Therefore now flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee unto great honour ; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
ועתה ברח־לך אל־מקומך אמרתי כבד אכבדך והנה מנעך יהוה מכבוד - 1 Kings 11 13:19 - So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
וישׁב אתו ויאכל לחם בביתו וישׁת מים - Ezekiel 26 24:14 - I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass , and I will do it; I will not go back , neither will I spare , neither will I repent ; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
אני יהוה דברתי באה ועשׂיתי לא־אפרע ולא־אחוס ולא אנחם כדרכיך וכעלילותיך שׁפטוך נאם אדני יהוה - Jeremiah 24 11:10 - They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers , which refused to hear my words ; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
שׁבו על־עונת אבותם הראשׁנים אשׁר מאנו לשׁמוע את־דברי והמה הלכו אחרי אלהים אחרים לעבדם הפרו בית־ישׂראל ובית יהודה את־בריתי אשׁר כרתי את־אבותם
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- Proverbs 20 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
שֶׁפֶט כּוּן לוּץ מַהֲלֻמָּה גֵּו כְּסִיל - Jeremiah 24 3:11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
יְהֹוָה אָמַר מְשׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל צָדַק נֶפֶשׁ בָּגַד יְהוּדָה - 2 Kings 12 20:10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
יְחִזְקִיָּה אָמַר קָלַל צֵל נָטָה עֶשֶׂר מַעֲלָה צֵל שׁוּב אֲחֹרַנִּית עֶשֶׂר מַעֲלָה - Joshua 6 7:8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
בִּי אֲדֹנָי אָמַר אַחַר יִשְׂרָאֵל הָפַךְ עֹרֶף פָּנִים אֹיֵב - Hosea 28 4:16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
יִשְׂרָאֵל סָרַר סָרַר פָּרָה יְהֹוָה רָעָה כֶּבֶשׂ מֶרְחָב