Judges 16:28:11Judg.16.28.W11TAB
אַ֣ךְ
akh
“only”
- Transliteration
- AKH
- Extended
- AHKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AKH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE
- clause
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
Exegesis
The particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăḵ} with the demonstrative ha-paam ha-zeh {הַפַּעַם הַזֶּה | happāʿam hazzēh} ‘this time’ limits the request to a single occasion.
In context — Judges 16:28
And Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, that I may with one vengeance take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:28, so the Hebrew word אַ֣ךְ (akh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.16.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.28.W11.S1) and character.