אָכֵן
ʼâkên · aw-kane'
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3559 (כּוּן) (compare H3651 (כֵּן));
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
- firmly
- figuratively, surely
- also, (advers.) but
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the open hand that covers › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader of the open hand that covers of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָכֵן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
18 occurrences · 18 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- surely6 · 33%
- but2 · 11%
- truly2 · 11%
- unto you: for surely1 · 6%
- nevertheless1 · 6%
- but verily1 · 6%
- upon it: surely1 · 6%
- verily1 · 6%
- yet surely1 · 6%
- is with us? lo, certainly1 · 6%
- them: but1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.