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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 BoxGen 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:16 - Then Jacob H3290 awoke H3364 from his sleep H8142 and said, H559 “Surely H403 the LORD H3068 is in this H2088 place, H4725 and I did not know H3045 it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - But he said, H559 “Who H4310 made H7760 you a [fn]prince H8269 or a judge H8199 over H5921 us? Are you [fn]intending H559 to kill H2026 me as you killed H2026 the Egyptian?” H4713 Then Moses H4872 was afraid H3372 and said, H559 “Surely H403 the matter H1697 has become known.” H3045

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel H8050 said, H559 “Bring H5066 me Agag, H90 the king H4428 of the Amalekites.” H6002 And Agag H90 came H1980 to him [fn]cheerfully. H4575 And Agag H90 said, H559 “Surely H403 the bitterness H4751 of death H4194 is past.” H5493

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - from the nations H1471 concerning which H834 the LORD H3068 had said H559 to the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 “You shall not [fn]associate H935 with them, nor H3808 shall they [fn]associate H935 with you, for they will surely H403 turn H5186 your heart H3824 away H5186 after H310 their gods.” H430 Solomon H8010 held H1692 fast H1692 to these H1992 in love. H157

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - “But it is a spirit H7307 in man, H582
And the breath H5397 of the Almighty H7706 gives H995 them understanding. H995

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - As for me, I said H559 in my alarm, H2648
“I am cut H1629 off H1629 from before H6440 Your eyes”; H5869
Nevertheless H403 You heard H8085 the voice H6963 of my supplications H8469
When I cried H7768 to You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 - But certainly H403 God H430 has heard; H8085
He has given H7181 heed H7181 to the voice H6963 of my prayer. H8605

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 - “Nevertheless H403 you will die H4191 like men H120
And fall H5307 like any one H259 of the princes.” H8269

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 - The grass H2682 withers, H3001 the flower H6731 fades, H5034
[fn]When H3588 the breath H7307 of the LORD H3068 blows H5380 upon it;
Surely H403 the people H5971 are grass. H2682

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:15 - Truly, H403 You are a God H410 who hides H5641 Himself,
O God H430 of Israel, H3478 Savior! H3467

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - But I said, H559 “I have toiled H3021 in vain, H7385
I have spent H3615 My strength H3581 for nothing H8414 and vanity; H1892
Yet surely H403 the justice H4941 due to Me is with the LORD, H3068
And My reward H6468 with My God.” H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:4 - Surely H403 our [fn]griefs H2483 He Himself H1931 bore, H5375
And our [fn]sorrows H4341 He carried; H5445
Yet we ourselves H587 esteemed H2803 Him stricken, H5060
[fn]Smitten H5221 of God, H430 and afflicted. H6031

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:20 - “Surely, H403 as a woman H802 treacherously H898 departs from her [fn]lover, H7453
So H3651 you have dealt H898 treacherously H898 with Me,
O house H1004 of Israel,” H3478 declares H5002 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - “Surely, H403 the hills H1389 are a deception, H8267
A tumult H1995 on the mountains. H2022
Surely H403 in the LORD H3068 our God H430
Is the salvation H8668 of Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then I said, H559 “Ah, H162 Lord H136 [fn]GOD! H3068 Surely H403 You have utterly H5378 deceived H5378 this H2088 people H5971 and Jerusalem, H3389 saying, H559 ‘You will have H1961 peace’; H7965 whereas a sword H2719 touches H5060 the [fn]throat.” H5315

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “How H351 can you say, H559 ‘We are wise, H2450
And the law H8451 of the LORD H3068 is with us’?
But behold, H2009 the lying H8267 pen H5842 of the scribes H5608
Has made H6213 it into a lie. H8267

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - “I said, H559 ‘Surely H389 you will revere H3372 Me,
Accept H3947 instruction.’ H4148
So her dwelling H4583 will not be cut H3772 off H3772
According to all H3605 that I have appointed H6485 concerning H5921 her.
But they were eager H7925 to corrupt H7843 all H3605 their deeds. H5949
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