1. אָכֵן
surely, truly, but indeed, but in fact
The corpus record — Hebrew
אָכֵן֙
aken · adv
surely, truly, but indeed, but in fact
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 18 · 0.59/10k
Senses
2. אָכֵן
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
3. אכן
=( אִיבָן to locate
Attestations
- אָכֵן֙ Genesis 28:16 (BHS)
- אָכֵ֖ן Exodus 2:14 (BHS)
- אָכֵ֖ן 1 Samuel 15:32 (BHS)
- אָכֵן֙ 1 Kings 11:2 (BHS)
- אָכֵ֥ן Isaiah 40:7 (BHS)
- אָכֵ֕ן Isaiah 45:15 (BHS)
6 of 18 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
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- scan p. 51; entry #774
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