Strong's Lexicon aken: Surely, truly, certainly, indeed Original Word: אָכֵן NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition surely NASB Translation certainly (1), nevertheless (2), surely (11), truly (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אָכֵן (perhaps from אַח; compare Aramaic דֵּח & דִּכֵּן) adverb with strong asseverative force: a. surely, truly, especially at beginning of a speech (stronger & more decided than אַח) Genesis 28:16; Exodus 2:14; 1 Samuel 15:32; Isaiah 40:7; Isaiah 45:15; Jeremiah 3:23 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 8:8. In 1 Kings 11:2 אָבֵן stands unusually; and מֶּןֿ (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7) should probably be read (so Klo). b. emphasizing a contrast, but indeed, but in fact, especially after אָמַרְתִּי I said or thought, expressing the reality, in opposed to what had been wrongly imagined, Isaiah 49:4b (opposed to va) Isaiah 53:4 (opposed to Isaiah 53:3 end) Jeremiah 3:20 (opposed to the expectation Jeremiah 3:19 b) Zephaniah 3:7b Psalm 31:23b (opposed to Psalm 31:23a) Psalm 66:19; Psalm 82:7 (opposed to Psalm 82:6) Job 32:8 (opposed to Job 32:7). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily From kuwn (compare ken); firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) But -- but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily. see HEBREW kuwn see HEBREW ken Forms and Transliterations אָ֭כֵן אָכֵ֕ן אָכֵ֖ן אָכֵ֗ן אָכֵ֛ן אָכֵ֤ן אָכֵ֥ן אָכֵן֙ אָכֵן֩ אכן ’ā·ḵên ’āḵên aChenLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 28:16 HEB: מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָכֵן֙ יֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה NAS: and said, Surely the LORD KJV: and he said, Surely the LORD INT: his sleep and said Surely is the LORD Exodus 2:14 1 Samuel 15:32 1 Kings 11:2 Job 32:8 Psalm 31:22 Psalm 66:19 Psalm 82:7 Isaiah 40:7 Isaiah 45:15 Isaiah 49:4 Isaiah 53:4 Jeremiah 3:20 Jeremiah 3:23 Jeremiah 3:23 Jeremiah 4:10 Jeremiah 8:8 Zephaniah 3:7 18 Occurrences |
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