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Strong's Concordance ak: surely, howbeit Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: ak Phonetic Spelling: (ak) Short Definition: only Brown-Driver-Briggs אַךְ159 adverb (perhaps from the same demonstr, root found also in כִּי, כֹּה, כֵּן). 1 surely. 2 with a restrictive force, emphasizing what follows: a. in contrast to what precedes, howbeit; b. in contrast with other ideas Generally, only 1 asseverative, often introducing with emphasis the expression of a truth (or supposed truth) newly perceived, especially in colloquial language, surely, no doubt (doch wohl); Genesis 26:9 אַךְ הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ הִוא of a surety, lo, she is thy wife ! Genesis 29:14; Genesis 44:28; Judges 3:24; Judges 20:39; 1 Samuel 16:6 surely the anointed of ׳י is before him ! 1 Samuel 25:21; Jeremiah 5:4; Psalm 58:12; Psalm 73:1; Psalm 73:13; but also in other cases, though rarely, Isaiah 34:14,15; Zephaniah 3:7; Psalm 23:6; Psalm 139:11; Psalm 140:14; Job 16:7; Job 18:21; & rather singularly Exodus 12:15; Exodus 31:13; Leviticus 23:27,39 (all P). 2 restrictive: a. in contrast to what precedes, howbeit, yet, but : Genesis 9:4 howbeit, flesh with the life thereof . . . ye shall not eat, Genesis 20:12; Exodus 21:21; Leviticus 21:23; Leviticus 27:26; Numbers 18:15,17; 2 Samuel 3:13; Jeremiah 10:24 correct me, אַךְ בְּמִשְׁמָּט but with judgment, Job 2:6; Job 13:15; sometimes with an adversative force, as Isaiah 14:15; Isaiah 43:24; before an imperative (minimizing the request), Genesis 23:13 only, if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me ! Genesis 27:13; Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Kings 17:13 and elsewhere So 1 Samuel 8:9 אַךְ כִּי (see כִּי; and compare πλὴν ὅτι). b. in contrast to other ideas Generally : — (α) Genesis 7:23; Genesis 18:32 אַךְ הַמַּעַם only this once (so Exodus 10:17 and elsewhere) Exodus 34:15; Exodus 12:16 (note accents), 1 Samuel 18:8 וְעוֺד לוֺ אַךְ תַמְּלוּכָה and there yet remains for him only the kingdom, 1 Samuel 21:5; Isaiah 45:14 אַךָ בְּךָ אֵל only in thee is God! Psalm 62:2 etc. Job 14:22; Psalm 37:8 fret not thyself אַךְ לְהָרֵעַ (which leadeth) only to do evil, Proverbs 11:24 he that withholdeth more than is meet אַךְ לְמַחְסוֺר (tendeth) only to penury, Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 22:16; (β) attaching itself closely to the following word (usually an adjective, rarely a verb), only, i.e. exclusively, altogether, utterly Deuteronomy 16:15 and thou shalt be אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ altogether rejoicing, Deuteronomy 28:29 (compare Deuteronomy 28:33 רַק) Isaiah 16:7 אַךְ נְכָאִים utterly stricken, Isaiah 19:11; Jeremiah 16:19 nought but lies, Jeremiah 32:30; Hosea 12:12; Job 19:13 אַךְ זָרוּ are wholly estranged (with play on אַכְזָר cruel). c. as an adverb of time (with infinitive absolute), twice: Genesis 27:30 אַךְ יָצאֹ יָצָא יַעֲקֹבוְ֗֗֗עֵשָׂו בָּא only just (or scarcely) had Jacob gone out, . . . and (= when) Esau came in, Judges 7:19. — וְאַח thrice : Genesis 9:5 and only (second limitation of Genesis 9:3); Numbers 22:20 but only; Joshua 22:19 but howbeit. Note. — In some passages the affirmative and restrictive senses agree equally with the context; and authorities read the Hebrew differently. Thus only = nought but, altogether, is adopted by Ges Ew Hi De in Psalm 23:6; Psalm 62:10; Psalm 73:1; Psalm 73:13; by Ew Hi De in Psalm 39:6; Psalm 39:7 (Che surely); by Ges Ew De in Psalm 39:12 (but Hi Che surely); by Ew Hi in Psalm 73:18 (De Che surely); by Ges Hi De in Psalm 139:11 (Ew doch). Isaiah 45:14 Ges Ew Hi Di only; but De Che of a truth. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only -- also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, + wherefore, yet (but). see HEBREW 'aken Forms and Transliterations אַ֕ךְ אַ֖ךְ אַ֗ךְ אַ֚ךְ אַ֛ךְ אַ֠ךְ אַ֡ךְ אַ֣ךְ אַ֣ךְ ׀ אַ֤ךְ אַ֤ךְ ׀ אַ֥ךְ אַ֧ךְ אַ֭ךְ אַךְ֩ אַךְ־ אך אך־ וְאַ֗ךְ וְאַ֨ךְ ואך ’aḵ ’aḵ- ach achoSh achoSha veAch wə’aḵ wə·’aḵ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Hebrew 389 161 Occurrences ’aḵ- — 155 Occ. ’a·ḵōš- — 2 Occ. ’a·ḵō·šā- — 1 Occ. wə·’aḵ — 3 Occ. Genesis 7:23 HEB: הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִשָּׁ֧אֶר אַךְ־ נֹ֛חַ וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS: out from the earth; and only Noah KJV: and Noah only remained INT: the earth was left and only Noah after Genesis 9:4 HEB: אַךְ־ בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ NAS: Only you shall not eat flesh KJV: But flesh with the life INT: Only flesh life Genesis 9:5 HEB: וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת־ דִּמְכֶ֤ם NAS: Surely I will require your lifeblood; KJV: And surely your blood of your lives INT: Surely your blood the life Genesis 18:32 HEB: לַֽאדֹנָי֙ וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה אַךְ־ הַפַּ֔עַם אוּלַ֛י NAS: and I shall speak only this once; KJV: and I will speak yet but this once: INT: the Lord shall speak only this suppose Genesis 20:12 HEB: אָבִי֙ הִ֔וא אַ֖ךְ לֹ֣א בַת־ INT: of my father he also not the daughter Genesis 23:13 HEB: הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְ אִם־ אַתָּ֥ה NAS: If you will only please INT: of the land saying will only If you Genesis 26:9 HEB: לְיִצְחָ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֙ NAS: Behold, certainly she is your wife! KJV: and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: INT: Isaac and said certainly Behold is your wife Genesis 27:13 HEB: קִלְלָתְךָ֖ בְּנִ֑י אַ֛ךְ שְׁמַ֥ע בְּקֹלִ֖י NAS: be on me, my son; only obey INT: your curse my son only obey my voice Genesis 27:30 HEB: יַעֲקֹב֒ וַיְהִ֗י אַ֣ךְ יָצֹ֤א יָצָא֙ NAS: and Jacob had hardly gone KJV: and Jacob was yet scarce INT: Jacob came was yet gone gone Genesis 29:14 HEB: לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י NAS: said to him, Surely you are my bone KJV: said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone INT: said Laban Surely are my bone and my flesh Genesis 34:15 HEB: אַךְ־ בְּזֹ֖את נֵא֣וֹת NAS: Only on this INT: Only this consent Genesis 34:22 HEB: אַךְ־ בְּ֠זֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ NAS: Only on this [condition] will the men INT: Only herein consent Genesis 34:23 HEB: לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵא֣וֹתָה לָהֶ֔ם NAS: their animals be ours? Only let us consent INT: not like Only consent will live Genesis 44:28 HEB: מֵֽאִתִּ֔י וָאֹמַ֕ר אַ֖ךְ טָרֹ֣ף טֹרָ֑ף NAS: out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn INT: and the one said Surely is torn pieces Exodus 10:17 HEB: נָ֤א חַטָּאתִי֙ אַ֣ךְ הַפַּ֔עַם וְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּ NAS: my sin only this once, INT: please my sin only this and make Exodus 12:15 HEB: מַצּ֣וֹת תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ אַ֚ךְ בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן KJV: unleavened bread; even the first INT: unleavened shall eat even day the first Exodus 12:16 HEB: יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה בָהֶ֔ם אַ֚ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵאָכֵ֣ל NAS: shall be done on them, except what KJV: shall be done in them, save [that] which every man INT: no shall be done except what must be eaten Exodus 21:21 HEB: אַ֥ךְ אִם־ י֛וֹם NAS: If, however, he survives a day KJV: Notwithstanding, if he continue a day INT: however If A day Exodus 31:13 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֥ךְ אֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י NAS: saying, You shall surely observe KJV: saying, Verily my sabbaths INT: of Israel saying shall surely my sabbaths observe Leviticus 11:4 HEB: אַ֤ךְ אֶת־ זֶה֙ NAS: Nevertheless, you are not to eat KJV: Nevertheless these shall ye not eat INT: Nevertheless of these are not Leviticus 11:21 HEB: אַ֤ךְ אֶת־ זֶה֙ NAS: Yet these you may eat INT: Yet these may eat Leviticus 11:36 HEB: אַ֣ךְ מַעְיָ֥ן וּב֛וֹר NAS: Nevertheless a spring or a cistern INT: Nevertheless A spring A cistern Leviticus 21:23 HEB: אַ֣ךְ אֶל־ הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת NAS: only he shall not go in to the veil INT: only to the veil Leviticus 23:27 HEB: אַ֡ךְ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֩ NAS: On exactly the tenth day of this KJV: Also on the tenth INT: exactly the tenth month Leviticus 23:39 HEB: אַ֡ךְ בַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר NAS: On exactly the fifteenth day INT: exactly fif teen 161 Occurrences