hebrew #403 - אָכֵן aken (surely)
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 Englishman's Concordance 1) surely, truly, indeed 1a) truly, indeed (strong assertive force) 1b) but indeed, but in fact (emphasizing a contrast) Part of Speech: adverb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H3559 [compare H3651] Same Word by TWOT Number: 86 Brown-Driver-Briggsאָכֵן (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 11:2אָבֵן stands unusually; and מֶּןֿ (compare ᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ7) should probably be read (so Klo). b.emphasizing a contrast, but indeed, but in fact, especially after אָמַרְתִּיI 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). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 403. אָכֵן (aken) — 18 OccurrencesGenesis 28:16 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 |