1) surely, truly, indeed 1a) truly, indeed (strong assertive force) 1b) but indeed, but in fact (emphasizing a contrast)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H403 — אָכֵן
a.khen · surely · Hebrew/Aramaic
17 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 28:16 · אָכֵן֙And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, ‘Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;’Exodus 2:14 · אָכֵ֖ןand he saith, ‘Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying it, as thou hast slain the Egyptian?’ and Moses feareth, and saith, ‘Surely the thing hath been known.’1 Samuel 15:32 · אָכֵ֖ןand Samuel saith, ‘Bring ye nigh unto me Agag king of Amalek,’ and Agag cometh unto him daintily, and Agag saith, ‘Surely the bitterness of death hath turned aside.’1 Kings 11:2 · אָכֵן֙of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, ‘Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;’ to them hath Solomon cleaved for love.Job 32:8 · אָ֭כֵןSurely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.Psalm 31:22 · אָכֵ֗ןAnd I—I have said in my haste, ‘I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,’ But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.Psalm 66:19 · אָ֭כֵןBut God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.Psalm 82:7 · אָ֭כֵןBut as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,Isaiah 40:7 · אָכֵ֥ןWithered hath grass, faded the flower, For the Spirit of Jehovah blew upon it, Surely the people is grass;Isaiah 45:15 · אָכֵ֕ןSurely Thou art a God hiding Thyself, God of Israel—Saviour!Isaiah 49:4 · אָכֵן֙And I said, ‘For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment is with Jehovah, And my wage with my God.Isaiah 53:4 · אָכֵ֤ןSurely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains—he hath carried them, And we—we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.Jeremiah 3:20 · אָכֵ֛ןBut—a woman hath deceived her friend, So ye have dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah.Jeremiah 3:23 · אָכֵ֥ן · אָכֵן֙Surely in vain from the heights, The multitude of mountains—Surely in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.Jeremiah 4:10 · אָכֵן֩And I say, ‘Ah, Lord Jehovah, Surely thou hast entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, saying, Peace is for you, And struck hath a sword unto the soul!’Jeremiah 8:8 · אָכֵן֙How do ye say, We are wise, And the law of Jehovah is with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.Zephaniah 3:7 · אָכֵן֙I have said: Only, ye do fear Me, Ye do accept instruction, And her habitation is not cut off, All that I have appointed for her, But they have risen early, They have corrupted all their doings.