H389: אַךְ
ʼak · pronounced ak · “surely”
Definition
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
KJV translates it as: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
Word origin: akin to H403 (אָכֵן);
Extended definition
2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H389 is translated
- only ×71
- surely ×51
- nevertheless ×35
- is only ×2
- just as ×1
- are only ×1
Bible verses with H389 (ʼak)
ʼak appears in 157 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Genesis 7:23
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
- Genesis 9:4
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
- Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
- Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
- Genesis 20:12
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Genesis 23:13
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
- Genesis 26:9
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
- Genesis 27:13
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
- Genesis 27:30
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
- Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
- Genesis 34:15
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
- Genesis 34:22
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
- Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
- Genesis 44:28
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- Exodus 10:17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
- Exodus 12:15
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
- Exodus 12:16
And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
- Exodus 21:21
Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
- Exodus 31:13
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
- Leviticus 11:4
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
- Leviticus 11:21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
- Leviticus 11:36
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 21:23
Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
- Leviticus 23:27
Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
- Leviticus 23:39
Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
All 157 references
- Leviticus 27:26
- Leviticus 27:28
- Numbers 1:49
- Numbers 12:2
- Numbers 14:9
- Numbers 18:3
- Numbers 18:15
- Numbers 18:17
- Numbers 22:20
- Numbers 26:55
- Numbers 31:22
- Numbers 31:23
- Numbers 36:6
- Deuteronomy 12:22
- Deuteronomy 14:7
- Deuteronomy 16:15
- Deuteronomy 18:20
- Deuteronomy 28:29
- Joshua 3:4
- Joshua 22:19
- Judges 3:24
- Judges 6:39
- Judges 7:19
- Judges 10:15
- Judges 16:28
- Judges 20:39
- 1 Samuel 1:23
- 1 Samuel 8:9
- 1 Samuel 12:20
- 1 Samuel 12:24
- 1 Samuel 16:6
- 1 Samuel 18:8
- 1 Samuel 18:17
- 1 Samuel 20:39
- 1 Samuel 21:4
- 1 Samuel 25:21
- 1 Samuel 29:9
- 2 Samuel 2:10
- 2 Samuel 3:13
- 2 Samuel 23:10
- 1 Kings 9:24
- 1 Kings 11:12
- 1 Kings 11:39
- 1 Kings 17:13
- 1 Kings 22:32
- 1 Kings 22:43
- 2 Kings 5:7
- 2 Kings 12:13
- 2 Kings 13:6
- 2 Kings 18:20
- 2 Kings 22:7
- 2 Kings 23:9
- 2 Kings 23:26
- 2 Kings 23:35
- 2 Kings 24:3
- 1 Chronicles 22:12
- 2 Chronicles 20:33
- 2 Chronicles 30:11
- Ezra 10:15
- Job 2:6
- Job 13:15
- Job 13:20
- Job 14:22
- Job 16:7
- Job 18:21
- Job 19:13
- Job 23:6
- Job 30:24
- Job 33:8
- Job 35:13
- Psalms 23:6
- Psalms 37:8
- Psalms 39:5
- Psalms 39:6
- Psalms 39:11
- Psalms 49:15
- Psalms 58:11
- Psalms 62:1
- Psalms 62:2
- Psalms 62:4
- Psalms 62:5
- Psalms 62:6
- Psalms 62:9
- Psalms 68:6
- Psalms 68:21
- Psalms 73:1
- Psalms 73:13
- Psalms 73:18
- Psalms 75:8
- Psalms 85:9
- Psalms 139:11
- Psalms 140:13
- Proverbs 11:23
- Proverbs 11:24
- Proverbs 14:23
- Proverbs 17:11
- Proverbs 21:5
- Proverbs 22:16
- Isaiah 14:15
- Isaiah 16:7
- Isaiah 19:11
- Isaiah 34:14
- Isaiah 34:15
- Isaiah 36:5
- Isaiah 43:24
- Isaiah 45:14
- Isaiah 45:24
- Isaiah 63:8
- Jeremiah 2:35
- Jeremiah 3:13
- Jeremiah 5:4
- Jeremiah 5:5
- Jeremiah 10:19
- Jeremiah 10:24
- Jeremiah 12:1
- Jeremiah 16:19
- Jeremiah 26:15
- Jeremiah 26:24
- Jeremiah 28:7
- Jeremiah 30:11
- Jeremiah 32:30
- Jeremiah 34:4
- Lamentations 2:16
- Lamentations 3:3
- Ezekiel 46:17
- Hosea 4:4
- Hosea 12:8
- Hosea 12:11
- Jonah 2:4
- Zephaniah 1:18
- Zephaniah 3:7
- Zechariah 1:6