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Jeremiah 3:13
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H389 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
- Derivation
- akin to H403 (אָכֵן);
- KJV renderings
- also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
- Grammar
- אַ֚ךְ — particle (affirmation)
- Usage
- Occurs 161 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:23Genesis 9:4Genesis 9:5Genesis 18:32Genesis 20:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.