Limitless Word
אָכֵןʼâkên/aw-kane'/
HebrewH40318 occurrences (KJV)

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

KJV renders it: but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.

Where it appears(showing the first 17 of 18)

  • Gen 28:16Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
  • Exod 2:14He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”
  • 1 Sam 15:32Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
  • 1 Kgs 11:2of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.
  • Job 32:8But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
  • Ps 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
  • Ps 66:19But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
  • Ps 82:7Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
  • Isa 40:7The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.
  • Isa 45:15Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’”
  • Isa 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”
  • Isa 53:4Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.
  • Jer 3:20“Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh.
  • Jer 3:23Truly in vain is help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains. Truly the salvation of Israel is in Yahweh our God.
  • Jer 4:10Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall have peace;’ whereas the sword reaches to the heart.”
  • Jer 8:8“‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us?” But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely.
  • Zeph 3:7I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her.” But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.