akh is a particle that marks an assertion or narrows a statement to an exception, condition, or sole case.

As a particle, akh marks either emphatic assertion or a limiting qualification within a clause. The supplied verses show it in confident identifications and declarations, as well as in instructions and narratives that restrict what follows to a single condition, person, action, or exception.

1. Particle marking emphasis or limitation · dominant

   The supplied morphology chiefly labels the form as a particle of affirmation. In 1 Samuel 16:6, the APB renders an emphatic identification, “Surely this is the LORD's anointed,” while in 1 Samuel 12:20 it renders a restriction within Samuel's command, “only do not turn aside.” In Genesis 18:32, the clause is narrowed to speaking “only this once,” and in Ezra 10:15 the APB identifies “Only” two men as supporting the proposal.

   1 Samuel 16:61 Samuel 12:20Genesis 18:32Ezra 10:152 Kings 23:261 Kings 22:32

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB variously presents the particle with “Surely,” “only,” “yet,” and “nevertheless,” and may absorb its contribution into the clause. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, these renderings show the verse-level effect rather than fixed English equivalents.