אָכֵן
a.khen (H0403)
surely
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# אָכֵן (akhen): "Surely" The Hebrew word אָכֵן (akhen) functions as an emphatic particle meaning "surely" or "certainly." With 18 occurrences in the biblical text, it serves a specific rhetorical purpose: to assert something with conviction or to emphasize the reliability of a statement. Rather than introducing new information, this word signals to the reader that what follows deserves special attention as a confirmed or undeniable truth. The relatively modest frequency of akhen in biblical texts—appearing just 18 times—suggests it was reserved for moments requiring particular emphasis. By placing this particle before or within a statement, biblical authors marked their words as especially authoritative or indisputable. This makes akhen a marker of certainty in contexts where the speaker or writer wished to underscore the truth-value or importance of their claim. The word functioned similarly to modern emphatic expressions like "indeed" or "absolutely" in English, lending weight to assertions that might otherwise seem questionable or require confirmation from the audience.
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Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
He 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.”
Then 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.”
of 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.
But there is a spirit in man, and the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding.
As 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.
But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.
Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’ ”
But 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.”
Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.
“Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh.
Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is in Yahweh our God.
Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace;’ whereas the sword reaches to the heart.”
“ ‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us?” But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that a lie.
I 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.