Lexical Summary acharith: latter Original Word: אַחֲרִית Strong's Exhaustive Concordance latter (Aramaic) from 'achar; the same as 'achariyth; later -- latter. see HEBREW 'achar see HEBREW 'achariyth NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) from achar Definition the end NASB Translation latter (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אַחֲרִית noun feminine construct end (Hebraism; so (compare JacobZAW, 1902, 84-6) Christian-Palestinian Aramaic, Schulth6); — Daniel 2:28 יוֺמַיָּא ׳בְּא (from Biblical Hebrew הַיָּמִיחם ׳בְּא p. 31a). Topical Lexicon Meaning and Scope אַחֲרִית (aḥarít) marks the decisive “latter part” of a matter—its goal, outcome, or consummation. Rather than a mere chronological finish, it points to the divinely determined climax toward which events inexorably move. Canonical Setting: Daniel 2:28 “But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days” (Daniel 2:28). The word anchors Daniel’s interpretation of the statue-dream (Daniel 2:31-45). Four successive Gentile empires would rise and fall, yet in the אַחֲרִית God would “crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever” (Daniel 2:44). Thus אַחֲרִית bridges Babylon’s present to the eschatological kingdom of God. Prophetic and Eschatological Emphasis 1. Temporal Horizon: It signals the turning-point when God’s sovereign plan breaks into history in visible, final form. Historical Significance Written during Judah’s exile, Daniel’s use of אַחֲרִית reoriented a captive people from present humiliation to future triumph. Even while under pagan rule, the Jewish exiles learned that history’s terminus lay not with Babylon, Persia, Greece, or Rome, but with the Lord who “changes times and seasons” (Daniel 2:21). Theological Themes • Divine Sovereignty: God alone “reveals mysteries” and controls outcomes. Christological Focus The stone “cut out without human hands” (Daniel 2:34) prefigures Messiah’s kingdom, inaugurated at His first coming and consummated at His return. The New Testament echoes Daniel’s אַחֲרִית in passages such as Matthew 24:30, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, and Revelation 11:15, showing Jesus Christ as the One who fulfills the prophetic climax. Pastoral and Missional Applications • Hope amid Political Uncertainty: Believers today, like the exiles of old, anchor their confidence in the assured אַחֲרִית of God’s kingdom. Homiletical Themes • “Living in the Light of the Latter Days” – Encourages holy living and steadfast witness. Summary אַחֲרִית in Daniel 2:28 functions as a theological signpost: history is headed toward the moment when God definitively intervenes, judges rebellious powers, and establishes His everlasting kingdom in and through His Anointed. That certainty shapes the faith, worship, and mission of God’s people in every generation. Forms and Transliterations בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית באחרית bə’aḥărîṯ bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ beachaRitLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 2:28 HEB: דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית יוֹמַיָּ֑א חֶלְמָ֨ךְ NAS: will take place in the latter days. KJV: shall be in the latter days. INT: who will take the latter days was your dream 1 Occurrence |
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