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Lexicon :: Strong's H403 - 'āḵēn

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אָכֵן
Transliteration
'āḵēn
Pronunciation
aw-kane'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 86

Strong’s Definitions

אָכֵן ʼâkên, aw-kane'; from H3559 (compare H3651); firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but:—but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H403 in the following manner: surely (9x), but (3x), verily (2x), truly (2x), certainly (1x), nevertheless (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H403 in the following manner: surely (9x), but (3x), verily (2x), truly (2x), certainly (1x), nevertheless (1x).

  1. surely, truly, indeed

    1. truly, indeed (strong assertive force)

    2. but indeed, but in fact (emphasizing a contrast)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָכֵן ʼâkên, aw-kane'; from H3559 (compare H3651); firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but:—but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
STRONGS H403: Abbreviations
† אָכֵן (perhaps from אַךְ; compare Aramaic דֵּךְ & דִּכֵּן) adverb with strong asseverative force:
a. surely, truly, especially at beginning of a speech (stronger & more decided than אַךְ) 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 מֶּן־ (compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Targum) 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 Isaiah 49:4b) Isaiah 53:4 (opposed to Isaiah 53:3 end) Jeremiah 3:20 (opposed to the expectation Jeremiah 3:19b) 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:16

Exodus

2:14

1 Samuel

15:32

1 Kings

11:2

Job

32:7; 32:8

Psalms

31:23; 31:23; 66:19; 82:6; 82:7

Isaiah

40:7; 45:15; 49:4; 49:4; 53:3; 53:4

Jeremiah

3:19; 3:20; 3:23; 4:10; 8:8

Zephaniah

3:7

H403

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H403 matches the Hebrew אָכֵן ('āḵēn),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:16 - Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - But there is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - For I said in my haste,
“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications
When I cried out to You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 - But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 - But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 - The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:15 - Truly You are God, who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD,
And my work with my God.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:4 - Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her husband,
So have you dealt treacherously with Me,
O house of Israel,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills,
And from the multitude of mountains;
Truly, in the LORD our God
Is the salvation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD!
Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
Saying, ‘You shall have peace,’
Whereas the sword reaches to the heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
And the law of the LORD is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.
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