אַךְ159 H0389
only, merely (restrictive); surely, indeed (asseverative); but, however (adversative)
3. but, however (adversative) — Adversative particle introducing a contrast, limitation, or qualification to a preceding statement. 47×
AR["أَكَّ","إلّا","إِلَّا","بَلْ","لكِن","لكِنْ","لَكِن","لَكِنْ","لٰكِنْ","وَلٰكِنْ"]·ben["কিন্তু","কিন্তু-","কেবল","শুধু"]·DE["aber","fuerwahrlich","gewiss"]·EN["Yet","but","surely","yet"]·FR["certes","mais"]·heb["אַךְ","אך"]·HI["अक","केवल","पर","परंतु","परन्तु","लेकिन"]·ID["Namun","Tetapi","hanya","namun","tetapi"]·IT["certamente","ma"]·jav["Namung","Nanging","namung","nanging"]·KO["그러나","다만","오직","하지만"]·PT["Mas","Porém","Somente","certamente","contudo","mas","porém","somente","¶ Porém"]·RU["Но","но","однако","только"]·ES["Ciertamente","Pero","Sin-embargo","Solo","ciertamente","pero","sin-embargo"]·SW["Lakini","hata-hivyo","lakini","lakini-"]·TR["Ama","ama","ancak","fakat","yalnızca"]·urd["بس","لیکن","مگر"]
Gen 9:4, Gen 20:12, Gen 23:13, Exod 21:21, Lev 11:4, Lev 11:21, Lev 11:36, Lev 21:23, Lev 23:27, Lev 23:39, Lev 27:26, Lev 27:28 (+35 more)
▼ 2 more senses below
Senses
1. only, merely (restrictive) — Restrictive particle limiting scope to what follows, indicating exclusivity or sole applicability. 57×
AR["أَكَّدَ","إِلَّا","إِنَّمَا","فَقَط","فَقَطْ","فَقَطْ-","لٰكِنْ"]·ben["কিন্তু","কেবল","কেবল-","শুধু","শুধু-"]·DE["nur","nur-"]·EN["only"]·FR["seulement"]·heb["אך"]·HI["केवल","बस","बस-","सिरफ़"]·ID["hanya","hanya-","tetapi"]·IT["solo","soltanto"]·jav["Naming","Namung","namung","namung-"]·KO["다만","단지","단지-","막","오직"]·PT["Apenas","Porém","Somente","apenas","porém","somente","somente-","só"]·RU["однако","только","только-"]·ES["Pero","Solo","solamente","solo","solo-"]·SW["Lakini","Musa","isipokuwa","lakini","tu"]·TR["ancak","ancak-","den-","sadece","sadece-","uyandırmak-sadece"]·urd["بس","بس-","صرف","صرف-","فقط","مگر"]
2. surely, indeed (asseverative) — Emphatic asseverative particle affirming the certainty or truth of a statement. 57×
AR["أَكيداً","أَكِيدًا","أَكْ","إنَّما","إِلَّا","إِنَّما","إِنَّمَا","حَقًّا","حَقًّا-","حَقّاً","فَقَطْ"]·ben["অবশ্যই","অবশ্যই-","কেবল","নিশ্চয়","নিশ্চয়-","নিশ্চয়ই","শুধু","সত্যি"]·DE["doch","fuerwahrlich","fürwahr","gewiss","gewiss-"]·EN["surely","surely-"]·FR["certainement","certes"]·heb["אך","אך-"]·HI["अक","अवश्य","निश्चय","निसचय","बस"]·ID["Hanya","Pasti","Sesungguhnya","Tentu","Tentu-saja","pasti","pasti-","sesungguhnya","sungguh","tentu","tentulah"]·IT["certamente"]·jav["Naming","Namung","Namung-","Naméng","Saestu","Sayektosipun","amargi","jangkah","namung","nanging","sayektos","sayektosipun","tamtu","temtu"]·KO["분명히","오직","참으로","틀림없이","확실히"]·PT["Certamente","Somente","certamente","certamente-"]·RU["верно","воистину","да","действительно","действительно-","истинно","конечно","однако","только","только-","точно"]·ES["Ciertamente","ciertamente","ciertamente-","sin-embargo"]·SW["Hakika","hakika","na-mtoto"]·TR["Gerçekten","Gerçekten-","ancak","evet","gerçekten","gerçekten-","kesinlikle","sadece-","yalnizca"]·urd["بس","بیشَک","بیشَک-","بے-شک","لیکن","یقیناً"]
Gen 26:9, Gen 29:14, Gen 44:28, Exod 12:15, Num 12:2, Deut 16:15, Judg 3:24, Judg 20:39, 1 Sam 8:9, 1 Sam 16:6, 1 Sam 25:21, 1 Kgs 22:32 (+38 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אַךְ159 adv. (perh. from the same demonstr. root found also in כִּי, כֹּה, כֵּן). 1. surely. 2. with a restrictive force, emphasizing what follows: a. in contrast to what precedes, howbeit; b. in contrast with other ideas generally, only. 1. asseverative, often introducing with emphasis the expression of a truth (or supposed truth) newly perceived, especially in colloquial language, surely, no…