Etymology?:
the same as raq רַק ‘thin’ as a noun
Roots:
רק
raq adv
1) only, altogether, surely
1a) only
1b) only, nought but, altogether (in limitation)
1c) save, except (after a negative)
1d) only, altogether, surely (with an affirmative)
1e) if only, provided only (prefixed for emphasis)
1f) only, exclusively (for emphasis)
Mentioned in Genesis 50:8, 24:8, 20:11, 6:5, 47:22, 47:26, 14:24, 19:8, 26:29, 41:40 Exodus 10:17, 8:25, 10:24, 8:24, 21:19, 8:5, 9:26, 8:7 Numbers 20:19, 12:2 Deuteronomy 10:15, 28:33, 12:15, 20:14, 3:11, 2:28, 12:16, 12:23, 15:23, 2:37, 12:26, 28:13, 4:6, 20:16, 15:5, 17:16, 3:19, 2:35, 4:9, 20:20 Joshua 11:14, 22:5, 6:24, 8:2, 1:18, 1:7, 1:17, 13:14, 13:6, 11:22, 6:17, 8:27, 6:15, 6:18, 11:13 Judges 14:16, 11:34, 19:20, 6:39, 3:2 1 Samuel 5:4, 1:13 1 Kings 3:3, 8:25, 8:9, 15:5, 21:25, 11:13, 14:8, 22:16, 8:19, 15:14, 15:23, 3:2 2 Kings 3:2, 14:3, 21:8, 10:29, 17:18, 3:3, 17:2, 15:35, 12:4, 14:4, 15:4 Isaiah 4:1, 28:19 Amos 3:2 Psalms 32:6, 91:8 Proverbs 13:10 Job 1:16, 1:12, 1:17, 1:15, 1:19 2 Chronicles 6:16, 27:2, 33:8, 33:17, 29:34, 5:10, 18:15, 28:10, 15:17, 6:9, 25:2