1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)
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H389 — אַךְ
akh · surely · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 7:23 · אַךְ־And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.Genesis 9:4 · אַךְ־But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.Genesis 9:5 · וְאַ֨ךְAnd surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:Genesis 18:32 · אַךְ־Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”Genesis 20:12 · אַ֖ךְBesides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.Genesis 23:13 · אַ֛ךְand said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”Genesis 26:9 · אַ֣ךְAbimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”Genesis 27:13 · אַ֛ךְHis mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”Genesis 27:30 · אַ֣ךְAs soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.Genesis 29:14 · אַ֛ךְThen Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,Genesis 34:15 · אַךְ־We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.Genesis 34:22 · אַךְ־But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.Genesis 34:23 · אַ֚ךְWill not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”Genesis 44:28 · אַ֖ךְWhen one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.Exodus 10:17 · אַ֣ךְNow please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”Exodus 12:15 · אַ֚ךְFor seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.Exodus 12:16 · אַ֚ךְOn the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.Exodus 21:21 · אַ֥ךְHowever, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.Exodus 31:13 · אַ֥ךְ“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.Leviticus 11:4 · אַ֤ךְBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.Leviticus 11:21 · אַ֤ךְHowever, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.Leviticus 11:36 · אַ֣ךְNevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.Leviticus 21:23 · אַ֣ךְbut because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”Leviticus 23:27 · אַ֡ךְ“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.Leviticus 23:39 · אַ֡ךְOn the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day.Leviticus 27:26 · אַךְ־But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.Leviticus 27:28 · אַךְ־Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.Numbers 1:49 · אַ֣ךְ“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.Numbers 12:2 · אַךְ־“Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.Numbers 14:9 · אַ֣ךְOnly do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”Numbers 18:3 · אַךְ֩And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.Numbers 18:15 · אַ֣ךְ׀The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.Numbers 18:17 · אַ֣ךְBut you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.Numbers 22:20 · וְאַ֗ךְThat night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”Numbers 26:55 · אַךְ־Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.Numbers 31:22 · אַ֥ךְOnly the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—Numbers 31:23 · אַ֕ךְeverything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water.Numbers 36:6 · אַ֗ךְThis is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.Deuteronomy 12:22 · אַ֗ךְIndeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.Deuteronomy 14:7 · אַ֣ךְBut of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,Deuteronomy 16:15 · אַ֥ךְFor seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.Deuteronomy 18:20 · אַ֣ךְBut if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Deuteronomy 28:29 · אַ֣ךְand at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.Joshua 3:4 · אַ֣ךְ׀But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”Joshua 22:19 · וְאַ֨ךְIf indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.Judges 3:24 · אַ֣ךְAfter Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.Judges 6:39 · אַ֣ךְThen Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”Judges 7:19 · אַ֛ךְGideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands.Judges 10:15 · אַ֛ךְ“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”Judges 16:28 · אַ֣ךְThen Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”Judges 20:39 · אַךְ֩the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”1 Samuel 1:23 · אַ֛ךְ“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.1 Samuel 8:9 · אַ֗ךְNow listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”1 Samuel 12:20 · אַ֗ךְ“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.1 Samuel 12:24 · אַ֣ךְ׀Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.1 Samuel 16:6 · אַ֛ךְWhen they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”1 Samuel 18:8 · אַ֥ךְAnd Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”1 Samuel 18:17 · אַ֚ךְThen Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”1 Samuel 20:39 · אַ֤ךְBut the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.1 Samuel 21:4 · אַ֥ךְ“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”1 Samuel 25:21 · אַךְ֩Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.1 Samuel 29:9 · אַ֣ךְAchish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’2 Samuel 2:10 · אַ֚ךְSaul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.2 Samuel 3:13 · אַ֣ךְ“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”2 Samuel 23:10 · אַךְ־but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.1 Kings 9:24 · אַ֣ךְAs soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.1 Kings 11:12 · אַךְ־Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.1 Kings 11:39 · אַ֖ךְBecause of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”1 Kings 17:13 · אַ֣ךְ“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,1 Kings 22:32 · אַ֣ךְWhen the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.2 Kings 5:7 · אַךְ־When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”2 Kings 12:13 · אַךְ֩However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.2 Kings 13:6 · אַ֠ךְNevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.2 Kings 18:20 · אַךְ־You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?2 Kings 22:7 · אַ֚ךְBut they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”2 Kings 23:9 · אַ֗ךְAlthough the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.2 Kings 23:26 · אַ֣ךְ׀Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.2 Kings 23:35 · אַ֚ךְSo Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.2 Kings 24:3 · אַ֣ךְ׀Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,1 Chronicles 22:12 · אַ֣ךְAbove all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.2 Chronicles 20:33 · אַ֥ךְThe high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.2 Chronicles 30:11 · אַךְ־Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.Ezra 10:15 · אַ֣ךְ(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)Job 2:6 · אַ֖ךְ“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”Job 13:15 · אַךְ־Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.Job 13:20 · אַךְ־Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:Job 14:22 · אַךְ־He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”Job 16:7 · אַךְ־Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.Job 18:21 · אַךְ־Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”Job 19:13 · אַךְ־He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.Job 23:6 · אַךְ־Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.Job 30:24 · אַ֣ךְYet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.Job 33:8 · אַ֭ךְSurely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:Job 35:13 · אַךְ־Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.Psalm 23:6 · אַ֤ךְ׀Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.Psalm 37:8 · אַךְ־Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.Psalm 39:5 · אַ֥ךְYou, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. SelahPsalm 39:6 · אַךְ־ · אַךְ־Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.Psalm 39:11 · אַ֤ךְYou discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. SelahPsalm 49:15 · אַךְ־But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. SelahPsalm 58:11 · אַךְ־ · אַ֥ךְThen men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”Psalm 62:1 · אַ֣ךְFor the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.Psalm 62:2 · אַךְ־He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.Psalm 62:4 · אַ֤ךְThey fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. SelahPsalm 62:5 · אַ֣ךְRest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.Psalm 62:6 · אַךְ־He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.Psalm 62:9 · אַ֤ךְ׀Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.Psalm 68:6 · אַ֥ךְGod settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.Psalm 68:21 · אַךְ־Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.Psalm 73:1 · אַ֤ךְA Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.Psalm 73:13 · אַךְ־Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.Psalm 73:18 · אַ֣ךְSurely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.Psalm 75:8 · אַךְ־For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.Psalm 85:9 · אַ֤ךְ׀Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.Psalm 139:11 · אַךְ־If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—Psalm 140:13 · אַ֣ךְSurely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.Proverbs 11:23 · אַךְ־The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.Proverbs 11:24 · אַךְ־One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.Proverbs 14:23 · אַךְ־There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Proverbs 17:11 · אַךְ־An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.Proverbs 21:5 · אַךְ־ · אַךְ־The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.Proverbs 22:16 · אַךְ־Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.Isaiah 14:15 · אַ֧ךְBut you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.Isaiah 16:7 · אַךְ־Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.Isaiah 19:11 · אַךְ־The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?Isaiah 34:14 · אַךְ־The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.Isaiah 34:15 · אַךְ־There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate.Isaiah 36:5 · אַךְ־You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?Isaiah 43:24 · אַ֗ךְYou have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.Isaiah 45:14 · אַ֣ךְThis is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”Isaiah 45:24 · אַ֧ךְSurely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.Isaiah 63:8 · אַךְ־For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.Jeremiah 2:35 · אַ֛ךְyou say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’Jeremiah 3:13 · אַ֚ךְOnly acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 5:4 · אַךְ־Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.Jeremiah 5:5 · אַ֣ךְI will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.Jeremiah 10:19 · אַ֛ךְWoe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”Jeremiah 10:24 · אַךְ־Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.Jeremiah 12:1 · אַ֤ךְRighteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?Jeremiah 16:19 · אַךְ־O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.Jeremiah 26:15 · אַ֣ךְ׀But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”Jeremiah 26:24 · אַ֗ךְNevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.Jeremiah 28:7 · אַךְ־Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.Jeremiah 30:11 · אַ֤ךְFor I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”Jeremiah 32:30 · אַ֣ךְ · אַ֣ךְFor the children of Israel and of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth; indeed, they have done nothing but provoke Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD.Jeremiah 34:4 · אַ֚ךְYet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;Lamentations 2:16 · אַ֣ךְAll your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”Lamentations 3:3 · אַ֣ךְIndeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.Hosea 4:4 · אַ֥ךְBut let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.Hosea 12:8 · אַ֣ךְAnd Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
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