אַךְ akh
Hebrew word for “surely” · Strong’s H389 · used 161 times in 157 verses
Meaning
1) indeed, surely (emphatic); 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)
How it is translated
Glosses given for akh in context, with how often each is used:
- only 74
- surely 51
- nevertheless 35
- just as 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 24 | 1.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 15 | 0.7 | |
| Genesis | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Numbers | 11 | 0.7 | |
| 1 Samuel | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Job | 11 | 1.3 | |
| Isaiah | 10 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Kings | 9 | 0.7 | |
| Leviticus | 8 | 0.7 | |
| Proverbs | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Judges | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Kings | 6 | 0.5 |
Also in 13 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 62 (6), Genesis 34 (3), Leviticus 11 (3), Numbers 18 (3), 2 Kings 23 (3), Psalms 39 (3), Psalms 73 (3), Genesis 9 (2), Genesis 27 (2), Exodus 12 (2)
Forms
- אך 158
- ואך 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with akh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֵת et “with” 18
- נִי ni “me” 17
- זֶה zeh “this” 16
- דָּבָר davar “word” 16
- הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 12
- אַל al “not” 12
- יָדַע yada “to know” 12
- אִם im “if” 12
- דָּוִד david “David” 11
- סוּר sur “to turn aside” 8
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 10
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 9
Key verses
The verses using akh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 14:9 — Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is…
- Psalms 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- Psalms 62:1 — [To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
- Psalms 62:9 — Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
- Psalms 73:18 — Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
- Isaiah 19:11 — Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the…
- Isaiah 45:14 — Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine:…
- Isaiah 45:24 — Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
- Jeremiah 12:1 — Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all…
- Jeremiah 16:19 — O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say,…
- Zephaniah 1:18 — Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his…
- Zechariah 1:6 — But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD…
See all 157 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.