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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.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 H403 Yahweh 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 - But he said, “Who made you a [fn]ruler or a judge over us? Are you [fn]intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely H403 the matter has become known.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 -

Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag near to me, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him [fn]in chains. And Agag said, “Surely H403 the bitterness of death has departed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - from the nations concerning which Yahweh had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not [fn]go along with them, nor shall they [fn]go along with you, for they will surely H403 turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 -

“But it is a spirit in man,

And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 -

As for me, I said in my alarm,

“I am cut off from before Your eyes”;

Nevertheless H403, You heard the voice of my supplications

When I cried to You for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 -

But certainly H403 God has heard;

He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 -

“Nevertheless H403 you will die like men

And you will fall like any one of the princes.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 -

The grass [fn]withers, the flower fades,

[fn]When the breath of Yahweh blows upon it;

Surely H403 the people are grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:15 -

Truly H403, You are a God who hides Himself,

O God of Israel, Savior!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 -

But I said, “I have toiled in vain;

I have spent My might for [fn]nothing and vanity;

Yet surely H403 the justice due to Me is with Yahweh,

And My reward with My God.”

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Surely H403 our [fn]griefs He Himself [fn]bore,

And our [fn]sorrows He [fn]carried;

Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,

[fn]Smitten of God, and afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 -

“Surely H403, as a woman treacherously departs from her [fn]lover,

So you have dealt treacherously with Me,

O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 -

“Surely H403, the hills are a lie,

A tumult on the mountains.

Surely H403 in Yahweh 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 Yahweh! Surely H403 You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the [fn]throat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 -

“How can you say, ‘We are wise,

And the law of Yahweh is with us’?

But behold, the lying pen of the scribes

Has made it into a lie.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 -

“I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,

Receive discipline.’

So her abode will not be cut off

According to all that I have appointed concerning her.

But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

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