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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 - And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew it not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? dost thou intend to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, Surely the matter is known.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - And Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag came to him gaily. 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 - of the nations of which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you; they would certainly turn away your heart after their gods: to these Solomon was attached in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 - But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 - But ye 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 withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:15 - Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. ...

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - -- And I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and in vain; nevertheless my judgment is with Jehovah, and my work with my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:4 - Surely *he* hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; and we, we did regard him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - Surely as a woman treacherously departeth from her companion, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - Truly in vain is salvation looked for from the hills, and the multitude of mountains; truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.
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