King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H403
Transliteration: aken
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kane')
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: surely
Meaning: firmly, surely, but
Word Summary
aken: surely
Original Word: אָכֵןTransliteration: aken
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kane')
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: surely
Meaning: firmly, surely, but
Strong's Concordance
but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily From kuwn (compare ken); firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) But -- but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
see HEBREW kuwn
see HEBREW ken
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H403. aken
אָכֵן (perhaps from אַח; compare Aramaic דֵּח & דִּכֵּן)
adverb with strong asseverative force:
a. surely, truly, especially at beginning of a speech (stronger & more decided than אַח) Genesis 28:16; Exodus 2:14; 1 Samuel 15:32; Isaiah 40:7; 45:15; Jeremiah 3:23 (twice in verse); 4:10; 8:8. In 1 Kings 11:2 אָבֵן stands unusually; and מֶּןֿ (compare ᵑ7 ᵑ6 ᵐ5) 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 va) 53:4 (opposed to 53:3 end) Jeremiah 3:20 (opposed to the expectation 3:19 b) Zephaniah 3:7b Psalm 31:23b (opposed to 31:23a) 66:19; 82:7 (opposed to 82:6) Job 32:8 (opposed to 32:7).