# H389 אַךְ

אַךְ (ʼak), Strong’s H389: a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only KJV: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless…. Occurs 161 times.

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

KJV: also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless…

Occurs 161 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַךְ 159 adv. 1. surely. 2. with a restrictive force, emphasizing what follows

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 7:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/7?v=23) — Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and…
- [Genesis 9:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/9?v=4) — But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
- [Genesis 9:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/9?v=5) — I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of…
- [Genesis 18:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=32) — He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I…
- [Genesis 20:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=12) — Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- [Genesis 23:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/23?v=13) — He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the…
- [Genesis 26:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=9) — Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to…
- [Genesis 27:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=13) — His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”
- [Genesis 27:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=30) — As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau…
- [Genesis 29:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/29?v=14) — Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.