# אָכֵן (akhen)

Israeli respelling: a-khen. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H403. 17 Old Testament occurrences.

firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but

King James renderings: but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/akhen-h403

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 28:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/28/16) — And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
- [Exodus 2:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/2/14) — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and sa…
- [1 Samuel 15:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/15/32) — Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitte…
- [1 Kings 11:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/11/2) — Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you:…
- [Job 32:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/32/8) — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
- [Psalms 31:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/31/22) — For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto the…
- [Psalms 66:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/66/19) — But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
- [Psalms 82:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/82/7) — But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
- [Isaiah 40:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/40/7) — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
- [Isaiah 45:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/45/15) — Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
- [Isaiah 49:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/49/4) — Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my wor…
- [Isaiah 53:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/53/4) — Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
- [Jeremiah 3:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/3/20) — Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
- [Jeremiah 3:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/3/23) — Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Isr…
- [Jeremiah 4:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/4/10) — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reac…
- [Jeremiah 8:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/8/8) — How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
- [Zephaniah 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/3/7) — I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but th…