אַךְʼak
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
Pronunciation: ak · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H389
Meanings
1. surely
2. with a restrictive force, emphasizing what follows
a. howbeit, in contrast to what precedes
b. only, in contrast with other ideas generally
1. surely, no doubt, asseverative, often introducing with emphasis the expression of a truth (or supposed truth) newly perceived, especially in colloquial language (Genesis 26:9; Genesis 29:14; Genesis 44:28)
2. restrictive
a. howbeit, yet, but, in contrast to what precedes (Genesis 9:4; Genesis 20:12; Exodus 21:21)
b. in contrast to other ideas generally (Genesis 7:23; Genesis 18:32; Exodus 10:17)
c. as an adverb of time (Genesis 27:30; Judges 7:19; Genesis 9:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 161 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 7:23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat.
- Genesis 9:4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.
- Genesis 9:5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.
- Genesis 18:32 Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
- Genesis 20:12 And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her.
- Genesis 23:13 and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there.”
See every passage
- Genesis 7:23, 9:4, 9:5, 18:32, 20:12, 23:13, 26:9, 27:13, 27:30, 29:14, 34:15, 34:22, 34:23, 44:28
- Exodus 10:17, 12:15, 12:16, 21:21, 31:13
- Leviticus 11:4, 11:21, 11:36, 21:23, 23:27, 23:39, 27:26, 27:28
- Numbers 1:49, 12:2, 14:9, 18:3, 18:15, 18:17, 22:20, 26:55, 31:22, 31:23, 36:6
- Deuteronomy 12:22, 14:7, 16:15, 18:20, 28:29
- Joshua 3:4, 22:19
- Judges 3:24, 6:39, 7:19, 10:15, 16:28, 20:39
- 1 Samuel 1:23, 8:9, 12:20, 12:24, 16:6, 18:8, 18:17, 20:39, 21:4, 25:21, 29:9
- 2 Samuel 2:10, 3:13, 23:10
- 1 Kings 9:24, 11:12, 11:39, 17:13, 22:32, 22:43
- 2 Kings 5:7, 12:13, 13:6, 18:20, 22:7, 23:9, 23:26, 23:35, 24:3
- 1 Chronicles 22:12
- 2 Chronicles 20:33, 30:11
- Ezra 10:15
- Job 2:6, 13:15, 13:20, 14:22, 16:7, 18:21, 19:13, 23:6, 30:24, 33:8, 35:13
- Psalms 23:6, 37:8, 39:5, 39:6, 39:11, 49:15, 58:11, 62:1, 62:2, 62:4, 62:5, 62:6, 62:9, 68:6, 68:21, 73:1, 73:13, 73:18, 75:8, 85:9, 139:11, 140:13
- Proverbs 11:23, 11:24, 14:23, 17:11, 21:5, 22:16
- Isaiah 14:15, 16:7, 19:11, 34:14, 34:15, 36:5, 43:24, 45:14, 45:24, 63:8
- Jeremiah 2:35, 3:13, 5:4, 5:5, 10:19, 10:24, 12:1, 16:19, 26:15, 26:24, 28:7, 30:11, 32:30, 34:4
- Lamentations 2:16, 3:3
- Ezekiel 46:17
- Hosea 4:4, 12:8, 12:11
- Jonah 2:4
- Zephaniah 1:18, 3:7
- Zechariah 1:6
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).