{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H403",
  "lemma": "אָכֵן",
  "transliteration": "ʼâkên",
  "definition": "firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but",
  "kjv": "but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.",
  "occurrences": 18,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H3559",
      "lemma": "כּוּן",
      "transliteration": "kûwn",
      "meaning": "to be erect",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H3559"
    },
    {
      "id": "H3651",
      "lemma": "כֵּן",
      "transliteration": "kên",
      "meaning": "set upright",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H3651"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "אָכֵן adv. with strong asseverative force:",
    "a. surely, truly",
    "b. emphasizing a contrast, but indeed, but in fact"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 28:16",
      "text": "Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/28?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 2:14",
      "text": "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…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/2?v=14"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 15:32",
      "text": "Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/15?v=32"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 11:2",
      "text": "of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/11?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 40:7",
      "text": "The grass withers, the flower fades, because the LORD’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/40?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 45:15",
      "text": "Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/45?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 49:4",
      "text": "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…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/49?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 53:4",
      "text": "Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/53?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 3:20",
      "text": "“Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,”…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/3?v=20"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 3:23",
      "text": "Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/3?v=23"
    }
  ],
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