Hebrew word study

אַךְʼak — a particle of affirmation, surely

Pronounced “ak”

a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only

Translated in the King James 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).

Appears 151 times in Scripture

Origin: akin to H403 (אָכֵן);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 14×

Genesis 7:23 Genesis 9:4 Genesis 9:5 Genesis 18:32 Genesis 20:12 Genesis 23:13 Genesis 26:9 Genesis 27:13 Genesis 27:30 Genesis 29:14 Genesis 34:15 Genesis 34:22 Genesis 34:23 Genesis 44:28

Exodus — 5×

Exodus 10:17 Exodus 12:15 Exodus 12:16 Exodus 21:21 Exodus 31:13

Leviticus — 5×

Leviticus 11:4 Leviticus 11:21 Leviticus 11:36 Leviticus 21:23 Leviticus 27:26

Numbers — 10×

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 — 4×

Deuteronomy 12:22 Deuteronomy 14:7 Deuteronomy 16:15 Deuteronomy 18:20

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 3:4 Joshua 22:19

Judges — 6×

Judges 3:24 Judges 6:39 Judges 7:19 Judges 10:15 Judges 16:28 Judges 20:39

1 Samuel — 10×

1 Sam 1:23 1 Sam 8:9 1 Sam 12:20 1 Sam 12:24 1 Sam 16:6 1 Sam 18:8 1 Sam 18:17 1 Sam 20:39 1 Sam 25:21 1 Sam 29:9

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 2:10 2 Sam 3:13 2 Sam 23:10

1 Kings — 6×

1 Ki 9:24 1 Ki 11:12 1 Ki 11:39 1 Ki 17:13 1 Ki 22:32 1 Ki 22:43

2 Kings — 8×

2 Ki 12:13 2 Ki 13:6 2 Ki 18:20 2 Ki 22:7 2 Ki 23:9 2 Ki 23:26 2 Ki 23:35 2 Ki 24:3

1 Chronicles — 1×

1 Chr 22:12

2 Chronicles — 2×

2 Chr 20:33 2 Chr 30:11

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 10:15

Job — 11×

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 — 24×

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+ 2 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 6×

Proverbs 11:23 Proverbs 11:24 Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 17:11 Proverbs 21:5 Proverbs 22:16

Isaiah — 9×

Isaiah 14:15 Isaiah 16:7 Isaiah 19:11 Isaiah 34:15 Isaiah 36:5 Isaiah 43:24 Isaiah 45:14 Isaiah 45:24 Isaiah 63:8

Jeremiah — 14×

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 32:30 Jeremiah 34:4+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 2:16 Lam 3:3

Ezekiel — 1×

Ezekiel 46:17

Hosea — 3×

Hosea 4:4 Hosea 12:8 Hosea 12:11

Jonah — 1×

Jonah 2:4

Zephaniah — 2×

Zeph 1:18 Zeph 3:7

Zechariah — 1×

Zech 1:6

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