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Strong's Lexicon aken: Surely, truly, certainly, indeed Original Word: אָכֵן Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: aken Pronunciation: aw-kane' Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kane') Definition: Surely, truly, certainly, indeed Meaning: firmly, surely, but NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a 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 aChen Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָכֵ֖ן נוֹדַ֥ע הַדָּבָֽר׃ NAS: and said, Surely the matter KJV: and said, Surely this thing INT: Moses and said Surely known the matter 1 Samuel 15:32 HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲגָ֔ג אָכֵ֖ן סָ֥ר מַר־ NAS: said, Surely the bitterness KJV: said, Surely the bitterness INT: said and Agag Surely is past the bitterness 1 Kings 11:2 HEB: יָבֹ֣אוּ בָכֶ֔ם אָכֵן֙ יַטּ֣וּ אֶת־ NAS: shall they associate with you, [for] they will surely turn KJV: to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away INT: nor associate will surely turn your heart Job 32:8 HEB: אָ֭כֵן רֽוּחַ־ הִ֣יא KJV: But [there is] a spirit in man: INT: But spirit he Psalm 31:22 HEB: מִנֶּ֪גֶד עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ אָכֵ֗ן שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ ק֥וֹל NAS: Your eyes; Nevertheless You heard KJV: thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest INT: before your eyes Nevertheless heard the voice Psalm 66:19 HEB: אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים NAS: But certainly God has heard; KJV: [But] verily God hath heard INT: certainly has heard God Psalm 82:7 HEB: אָ֭כֵן כְּאָדָ֣ם תְּמוּת֑וּן NAS: Nevertheless you will die like men KJV: But ye shall die like men, INT: Nevertheless men will die Isaiah 40:7 HEB: נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃ NAS: blows upon it; Surely the people KJV: bloweth upon it: surely the people INT: of the LORD blows Surely are grass the people Isaiah 45:15 HEB: אָכֵ֕ן אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל NAS: Truly, You are a God who hides KJV: Verily thou [art] a God that hidest INT: Truly you God Isaiah 49:4 HEB: כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־ NAS: and vanity; Yet surely the justice KJV: and in vain: [yet] surely my judgment INT: my strength have spent surely the justice is with Isaiah 53:4 HEB: אָכֵ֤ן חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙ ה֣וּא NAS: Surely our griefs He Himself KJV: Surely he hath borne our griefs, INT: Surely our griefs Himself Jeremiah 3:20 HEB: אָכֵ֛ן בָּגְדָ֥ה אִשָּׁ֖ה NAS: Surely, as a woman treacherously KJV: Surely [as] a wife treacherously INT: Surely treacherously A woman Jeremiah 3:23 HEB: אָכֵ֥ן לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר מִגְּבָע֖וֹת NAS: Surely, the hills are a deception, KJV: Truly in vain INT: Surely deception the hills Jeremiah 3:23 HEB: הָמ֣וֹן הָרִ֑ים אָכֵן֙ בַּיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ NAS: [on] the mountains. Surely in the LORD KJV: of mountains: truly in the LORD INT: A tumult the mountains Surely the LORD our God Jeremiah 4:10 HEB: אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אָכֵן֩ הַשֵּׁ֨א הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ NAS: GOD! Surely You have utterly deceived KJV: GOD! surely thou hast greatly INT: Lord GOD Surely greatly deceived Jeremiah 8:8 HEB: יְהוָ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ אָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר KJV: of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain INT: of the LORD for certainly behold the lying Zephaniah 3:7 HEB: פָּקַ֖דְתִּי עָלֶ֑יהָ אָכֵן֙ הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ KJV: I punished them: but they rose early, INT: have appointed concerning but were eager to corrupt 18 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 403 18 Occurrences ’ā·ḵên — 18 Occ.