H403 אָכֵן
ʼâkên — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
KJV: but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
Built from כּוּן kûwn (to be erect) + כֵּן kên (set upright)
Occurs 18 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אָכֵן adv. with strong asseverative force:
- a surely, truly
- b emphasizing a contrast, but indeed, but in fact
Where it occurs
- Genesis 28:16 — Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
- Exodus 2:14 — He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was…
- 1 Samuel 15:32 — Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely…
- 1 Kings 11:2 — of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall…
- Isaiah 40:7 — The grass withers, the flower fades, because the LORD’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.
- Isaiah 45:15 — Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’”
- Isaiah 49:4 — But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is…
- Isaiah 53:4 — Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.
- Jeremiah 3:20 — “Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,”…
- Jeremiah 3:23 — Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our…