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Lexicon :: Strong's H389 - 'aḵ

Aa
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

H389

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

Page 2 / 4 (Jdg 20:39–Psa 39:11)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:39 - When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin’s warriors.
By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:23 - “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the LORD help you keep your promise.” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:9 - Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:20 - “Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the LORD with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:24 - But be sure to fear the LORD and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:6 - When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the LORD’s anointed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8 - This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:17 - One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab, as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the LORD’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:39 - He, of course, suspected nothing; only Jonathan and David understood the signal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4 - “We don’t have any regular bread,” the priest replied. “But there is the holy bread, which you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21 - David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - But Achish insisted, “As far as I’m concerned, you’re as perfect as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders are afraid to have you with them in the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:10 - Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:13 - “All right,” David replied, “but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:10 - He killed Philistines until his hand was too tired to lift his sword, and the LORD gave him a great victory that day. The rest of the army did not return until it was time to collect the plunder!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:24 - Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. Then he constructed the supporting terraces.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:12 - But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:39 - Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David—though not forever.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:13 - But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:43 - Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight. [fn]During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:7 - When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “This man sends me a leper to heal! Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:13 - The money brought to the Temple was not used for making silver bowls, lamp snuffers, basins, trumpets, or other articles of gold or silver for the Temple of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:6 - But they continued to sin, following the evil example of Jeroboam. They also allowed the Asherah pole in Samaria to remain standing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:7 - But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:9 - The priests who had served at the pagan shrines were not allowed[fn] to serve at the LORD’s altar in Jerusalem, but they were allowed to eat unleavened bread with the other priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 - Even so, the LORD was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:35 - In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:3 - These disasters happened to Judah because of the LORD’s command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11 - However, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:15 - Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:6 - “All right, do with him as you please,” the LORD said to Satan. “But spare his life.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 - God might kill me, but I have no other hope.[fn]
I am going to argue my case with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:20 - “O God, grant me these two things,
and then I will be able to face you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:22 - They suffer painfully;
their life is full of trouble.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7 - “O God, you have ground me down
and devastated my family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:21 - They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person,
the place of one who rejected God.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13 - “My relatives stay far away,
and my friends have turned against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:6 - Would he use his great power to argue with me?
No, he would give me a fair hearing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:24 - “Surely no one would turn against the needy
when they cry for help in their trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:8 - “You have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard your very words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13 - But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen,
to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:6 - Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the LORD
forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath.
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3. LOAD PAGE 3 Psa 49:15–Eze 46:17

4. LOAD PAGE 4 Hos 4:4–Zec 1:6

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