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Lexicon :: Strong's H389 - 'aḵ

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אַךְ
Transliteration
'aḵ
Pronunciation
ak
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 84

Strong’s Definitions

אַךְ ʼak, ak; akin to H403; 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).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H389 in the following manner: also, but, certainly, even, howbeit, least, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, scarce, surely, surety, truly, verily, wherefore, yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H389 in the following manner: also, but, certainly, even, howbeit, least, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, scarce, surely, surety, truly, verily, wherefore, yet.
  1. indeed, surely (emphatic)

  2. howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַךְ ʼak, ak; akin to H403; 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).
STRONGS H389: Abbreviations
אַךְ 159 adverb (perhaps from the same demonstrative, 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, בְּמִשְׁפָּט אַךְ 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 הַפַּעַם 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 בָּא וְעֵשָׂו⬩⬩⬩יַצֲקֹב יָצָא יָצא אַךְ 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:23; 9:3; 9:4; 9:5; 18:32; 20:12; 23:13; 26:9; 27:13; 27:30; 29:14; 44:28

Exodus

10:17; 12:15; 12:16; 21:21; 31:13; 34:15

Leviticus

21:23; 23:27; 23:39; 27:26

Numbers

18:15; 18:17; 22:20

Deuteronomy

16:15; 28:29; 28:33

Joshua

22:19

Judges

3:24; 7:19; 10:15; 20:39

1 Samuel

8:9; 16:6; 18:8; 18:17; 21:5; 25:21

2 Samuel

3:13

1 Kings

17:13

Job

2:6; 13:15; 14:22; 16:7; 18:21; 19:13

Psalms

23:6; 23:6; 37:8; 39:6; 39:7; 39:12; 62:2; 62:10; 73:1; 73:1; 73:13; 73:13; 73:18; 139:11; 139:11

Proverbs

11:24; 14:23; 21:5; 22:16

Isaiah

14:15; 16:7; 19:11; 34:14; 34:15; 43:24; 45:14; 45:14

Jeremiah

5:4; 10:24; 16:19; 32:30

Hosea

12:12

Zephaniah

3:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H389 matches the Hebrew אַךְ ('aḵ),
which occurs 161 times in 157 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 4 (Psa 49:15–Eze 46:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:15 -

But God will redeem my soul from the [fn]power of Sheol,

For He will receive me. Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11 -

And men will say, “Surely H389 there is a [fn]reward for the righteous;

Surely H389 there is a God who judges [fn]on earth!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:1 -

For the choir director. According to [fn]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Surely H389 my soul waits in silence for God;

From Him is my salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:2 -

Surely H389 He is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 -

Surely H389 they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;

They find pleasure in falsehood;

They bless with [fn]their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:5 -

Surely H389 wait in silence for God, O my soul,

For my hope is from Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:6 -

Surely H389 He is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 -

Surely H389 [fn]men of low degree are merely vanity and [fn]men of rank are a lie;

In the balances they go up;

They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 -

God causes the lonely to inhabit a home;

He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,

Only H389 the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:21 -

Surely H389 God will crush the head of His enemies,

The hairy [fn]skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:1 -

A Psalm of Asaph.

Surely H389 God is good to Israel,

To those who are pure in heart!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 -

Surely H389 in vain I have [fn]kept my heart pure

And washed my hands in innocence;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:18 -

Surely H389 You set them in slippery places;

You cause them to fall to [fn]destruction.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:8 -

For a cup is in the hand of Yahweh, and the wine foams;

It is full of His mixture, and He pours from this;

Surely H389 all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:9 -

Surely H389 His salvation is near to those who [fn]fear Him,

That glory may dwell in our land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:11 -

If I say, “Surely H389 the darkness will bruise me,

And the light around me will be night,”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13 -

Surely H389 the righteous will give thanks to Your name;

The upright will abide in Your presence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 -

The desire of the righteous is only H389 good,

But the hope of the wicked is wrath.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:24 -

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,

And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only H389 in want.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:23 -

In all painful labor there is profit,

But mere words from the lips lead only H389 to want.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:11 -

A rebellious man seeks only H389 evil,

So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:5 -

The [fn]thoughts of the diligent lead surely H389 to profit,

But everyone who is hasty comes surely H389 to poverty.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 -

He who oppresses the poor to make [fn]more for himself

Or who gives to the rich will only H389 come to lack.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:15 -

“Nevertheless H389 you will be brought down to Sheol,

To the recesses of the pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:7 -

Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail.

You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth

As those who are utterly H389 stricken.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 -

The princes of [fn]Zoan are merely H389 ignorant fools;

The counsel of Pharaoh’s wisest counselors has become [fn]senseless.

How can you men say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the wise, a son of the kings of old”?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:14 -

And the desert creatures will meet with the [fn]wolves;

The [fn]hairy goat also will cry to its kind;

Surely H389, the [fn]night creature will obtain relief there

And will find itself a resting place.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 -

The [fn]owl will make its nest and find its escape there,

And it will hatch its eggs and gather them in its shade.

Surely H389, the [fn]falcons will be gathered there,

Every one with its kind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:5 - “I say, ‘Your counsel and might for the war are only H389 [fn]empty words.’ Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:24 -

“You have not bought Me [fn]sweet cane with money,

Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;

Rather H389 you have burdened Me with your sins;

You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:14 -

Thus says Yahweh,

“The fruit of the labor of Egypt and the profit of [fn]Ethiopia

And the Sabeans, men of stature,

Will come over to you and will be yours;

They will walk behind you; they will come over in chains

And will bow down to you;

They will make supplication to you:

[fn]Surely H389, God is [fn]with you, and there is none else,

No other God.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:24 -

“They will say of Me, ‘Only H389 in Yahweh are righteousness and strength.’

Men will come to Him,

And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:8 -

And He said, “Surely H389, they are My people,

Sons who will not deal falsely.”

So He became their Savior.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:35 -

Yet you said, ‘I am innocent;

Surely H389 His anger is turned away from me.’

Behold, I will enter into judgment with you

Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:13 -

‘Only H389 [fn]acknowledge your iniquity,

That you have transgressed against Yahweh your God

And have scattered your ways of harlotry to the strangers under every green tree,

And you have not listened to My voice,’ declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:4 -

Then I said, “They are only H389 the poor;

They are foolish;

For they do not know the way of Yahweh

Or the legal judgment of their God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:5 -

“Let me go to the great

And let me speak to them,

For they know the way of Yahweh

And the legal judgment of their God.”

But they too, altogether, have broken the yoke

And torn apart the bonds.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:19 -

Woe is me, because of my [fn]injury!

My wound is desperately sick.

But I said, “Truly H389 this is a sickness,

And I must bear it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:24 -

Discipline me, O Yahweh, but with justice;

Not with Your anger, lest You [fn]bring me to nothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:1 -

Righteous are You, O Yahweh, when I would plead my case with You;

Indeed H389 I would speak matters of justice with You:

Why has the way of the wicked succeeded?

Why are all those who deal in treachery complacent?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 -

O Yahweh, my strength and my strong defense,

And my refuge in the day of distress,

To You the nations will come

From the ends of the earth and say,

“Our fathers have inherited nothing H389 but lies,

Futility and [fn]things of no profit.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:15 - “Only H389 know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:24 -

But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was not given into the hands of the people to put him to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:7 - “Yet H389 hear now this word which I am about to speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 -

‘For I am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you;

For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you,

Only H389 I will not make a complete destruction of you.

But I will chasten you justly

And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:30 - “Indeed the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been doing only H389 evil in My sight from their youth; for the sons of Israel have been only H389 provoking Me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:4 - “Yet H389 hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says Yahweh concerning you, ‘You will not die by the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 -

Pe

All your enemies

Have opened their mouths wide against you;

They hiss and gnash their teeth.

They say, “We have swallowed her up!

Surely H389 this is the day for which we have hoped;

We have found it, we have seen it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:3 -

Surely H389 against me He has turned His hand

Repeatedly all the day.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:17 - “But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince. His inheritance shall be only H389 his sons’; it shall belong to them.

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