Hebrew adv · H389
אַךְ
akak
surely
161 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼak
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H389is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 25 of 39Old Testament books
- 18spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H389
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
The King James renders it: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ak is rendered "surely". It stands 161 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-five books.
- Twenty-four of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 7:23And 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.
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
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 7:23אַךְ־
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-five of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- only73
- surely50
- nevertheless34
- and nevertheless1
- and only1
- and surely1
- just as1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 161, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אַךְ־53
- אַ֣ךְ33
- אַ֥ךְ12
- אַ֚ךְ11
- אַ֛ךְ9
- אַ֤ךְ8
- אַ֗ךְ7
- אַ֣ךְ׀7
- אַ֖ךְ4
- אַךְ֩4
- אַ֤ךְ׀3
- אַ֡ךְ2
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adverb158HD
- conjunction (“and”) + adverb3HC/D
Genesis
fourteen uses
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
And 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:
- וְאַ֨ךְveakhconjunction (“and”) + adverbtagged: and nevertheless
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.”
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
- אַ֖ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
and 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.”
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Abimelech 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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
- אַ֖ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Exodus
five uses
Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
For 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.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
On 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.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
“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.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Leviticus
eight uses
But 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.
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
However, 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.
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
but 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.’”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- אַ֡ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
On 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.
- אַ֡ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
Numbers
eleven uses
“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
“Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Only 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!”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
And 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.
- אַךְ֩ʾakhadverbtagged: only
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.
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: only
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
That 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.”
- וְאַ֗ךְveakhconjunction (“and”) + adverbtagged: and only
Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
everything 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.
- אַ֕ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
This 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.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Deuteronomy
five uses
Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
But 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
For 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.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
But 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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
and 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Joshua
two uses
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.”
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
If 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.
- וְאַ֨ךְveakhconjunction (“and”) + adverbtagged: and surely
Judges
six uses
After 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Then 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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Gideon 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.
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: just as
“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Then 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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
the 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.”
- אַךְ֩ʾakhadverbtagged: surely
1 Samuel
eleven uses
“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.
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
“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.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: only
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
And 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?”
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Then 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.”
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
“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.”
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Now David had just finished saying, “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.
- אַךְ֩ʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Achish 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.’
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
2 Samuel
three uses
Saul’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.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
“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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
1 Kings
six uses
As 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”
- אַ֖ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
“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,
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
When 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
2 Kings
nine uses
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!”
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
However, 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.
- אַךְ֩ʾakhadverbtagged: only
Nevertheless, 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.
- אַ֠ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
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?
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Although 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.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
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.
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
So 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.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
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,
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: surely
1 Chronicles
one use
Above 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
2 Chronicles
two uses
The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
Ezra
one use
(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Job
eleven uses
“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
- אַ֖ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
- אַךְ־ʾakhosh-adverbtagged: only
He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Yet no one stretches out his hand to a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
- אַ֭ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
- אַךְ־ʾakhosha-adverbtagged: surely
Psalms
twenty-four uses
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- אַ֤ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
You, 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. Selah
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
- אַ֤ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: only
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakhosh-adverbtagged: surely
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
- אַ֤ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: surely
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Proverbs
seven uses
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Isaiah
ten uses
But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.
- אַ֧ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
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”?
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
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?
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
You 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.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
This 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.’”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Surely 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.
- אַ֧ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Jeremiah
fifteen uses
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Only 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.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
I 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”
- אַ֛ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: only
Righteous 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?
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
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.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
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.”
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: only
Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
- אַ֗ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: nevertheless
For 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.”
- אַ֤ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
For 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.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: only
Yet 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;
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Lamentations
two uses
All 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!”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Ezekiel
one use
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Hosea
three uses
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
- אַ֥ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
And 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.”
- אַ֣ךְʾakhadverbtagged: surely
Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Jonah
one use
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
- אַ֚ךְʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
Zephaniah
two uses
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
- אַךְ־ʾakh-adverbtagged: surely
Zechariah
one use
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
- אַ֣ךְ׀ʾakhadverbtagged: nevertheless
The letters
Gematria 21· 501 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
