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It often serves to emphasize a restriction or a singular focus, indicating that something is the sole or primary consideration. In the context of biblical texts, "raq" can highlight a condition or stipulation, often setting apart a specific aspect from others.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, language was used with precision to convey specific meanings and nuances. The use of "raq" would have been understood by the original audience as a way to draw attention to particular instructions or conditions, often in legal, covenantal, or narrative contexts. This reflects the importance of clarity and specificity in communication, especially in matters of law and covenant.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>the same as <a href="/hebrew/7534.htm">raq</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless<p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/7534.htm">raq</a> as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although -- but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7534.htm">raq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הֲרַ֤ק הרק וְרַק֙ וְרַק־ ורק ורק־ רַ֕ק רַ֖ק רַ֗ק רַ֚ק רַ֛ק רַ֞ק רַ֠ק רַ֡ק רַ֣ק רַ֣ק ׀ רַ֤ק רַ֥ק רַ֧ק רַ֭ק רַק֩ רַק֮ רַק־ רק רק־ hă·raq haRak hăraq rak raq raq- verak wə·raq wə·raq- wəraq wəraq-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 6:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבּ֔וֹ <b> רַ֥ק </b> רַ֖ע כָּל־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his heart <span class="itali">[was] only</span> evil<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the thoughts of his heart <span class="itali">only</span> evil every<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 14:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בִּלְעָדַ֗י <b> רַ֚ק </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽכְל֣וּ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nothing <span class="itali">but</span> what have eaten<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַּטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם <b> רַ֠ק </b> לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵל֙</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as good your eyes <span class="itali">but</span> men to these<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 20:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֣י אָמַ֗רְתִּי <b> רַ֚ק </b> אֵין־ יִרְאַ֣ת</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Because I thought, <span class="itali">Surely</span> the fear<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because thought <span class="itali">Surely</span> there fear<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/24-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 24:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י זֹ֑את <b> רַ֣ק </b> אֶת־ בְּנִ֔י</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my oath likewise <span class="itali">but</span> my son not<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/26-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 26:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָשִׂ֤ינוּ עִמְּךָ֙ <b> רַק־ </b> ט֔וֹב וַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee, and as we have done <span class="itali">unto thee nothing but</span> good,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/26-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have done nothing <span class="itali">but</span> good sent<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/41-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 41:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ עַמִּ֑י <b> רַ֥ק </b> הַכִּסֵּ֖א אֶגְדַּ֥ל</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all my people <span class="itali">in</span> the throne will be greater<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רַ֛ק </b> אַדְמַ֥ת הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">but</span> the land of the priests<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפַרְעֹ֖ה לַחֹ֑מֶשׁ <b> רַ֞ק </b> אַדְמַ֤ת הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> should have the fifth <span class="itali">[part]; except</span> the land<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Pharaoh have the fifth <span class="itali">except</span> the land of the priests<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/50-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 50:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֑יו <b> רַ֗ק </b> טַפָּם֙ וְצֹאנָ֣ם</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/50-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> household and his father's <span class="itali">but</span> their little and their flocks<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 8:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִמְּךָ֖ וּמִבָּתֶּ֑יךָ <b> רַ֥ק </b> בַּיְאֹ֖ר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at and your houses <span class="itali">in</span> the river may be left<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 8:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָ <b> רַ֥ק </b> בַּיְאֹ֖ר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and your servants and your people <span class="itali">in</span> the Nile will be left<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 8:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר <b> רַ֛ק </b> הַרְחֵ֥ק לֹא־</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your God the wilderness <span class="itali">very</span> far not<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/8-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 8:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹ מָחָ֑ר <b> רַ֗ק </b> אַל־ יֹסֵ֤ף</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to morrow: <span class="itali">but</span> let not Pharaoh<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/8-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his people tomorrow <span class="itali">but</span> nay again<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 9:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רַ֚ק </b> בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">in</span> the land of Goshen<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 10:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיָסֵר֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י <b> רַ֖ק </b> אֶת־ הַמָּ֥וֶת</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> remove and <span class="itali">but</span> death this<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/10-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 10:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ יְהוָ֔ה <b> רַ֛ק </b> צֹאנְכֶ֥ם וּבְקַרְכֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> serve the LORD <span class="itali">let</span> your flocks and your herds<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 21:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנִקָּ֣ה הַמַּכֶּ֑ה <b> רַ֥ק </b> שִׁבְתּ֛וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall go struck <span class="itali">but</span> his loss pay<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 12:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ <b> הֲרַ֤ק </b> אַךְ־ בְּמֹשֶׁה֙</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said <span class="itali">but</span> indeed Moses<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/20-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 20:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנָתַתִּ֖י מִכְרָ֑ם <b> רַ֥ק </b> אֵין־ דָּבָ֖ר</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/20-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will pay price <span class="itali">but</span> without thing<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 2:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִ֖י וְשָׁתִ֑יתִי <b> רַ֖ק </b> אֶעְבְּרָ֥ה בְרַגְלָֽי׃</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and give may drink <span class="itali">but</span> pass foot<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/2-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 2:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רַ֥ק </b> הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה בָּזַ֣זְנוּ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">but</span> the animals took<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/2-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 2:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רַ֛ק </b> אֶל־ אֶ֥רֶץ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">but</span> to the land<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 3:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כִּ֣י <b> רַק־ </b> ע֞וֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/3-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for <span class="itali">but</span> Og king<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 3:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רַ֠ק </b> נְשֵׁיכֶ֣ם וְטַפְּכֶם֮</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">But</span> your wives and your little<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">109 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 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