Surely
אָכֵןStrong’s H0403akhen (a-khen)
Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Akhen is the Hebrew word usually translated “truly” and “nevertheless”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.”
Meaning
- Surely, truly, indeedtruly, indeed (strong assertive force) · but indeed, but in fact (emphasizing a contrast)
How it's translated
- truly 10
- nevertheless 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 4
- Jeremiah 4
- Psalms 3
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 1
- 1 Samuel 1
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 2:14And 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 said, Surely this thing is known.
- 1 Samuel 15:32Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
- 1 Kings 11:2Of 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: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
- Job 32:8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
- Psalms 31:22For 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 thee.
- Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Hebrew dictionary
אָכֵן akhen · surely
1) surely, truly, indeed 1a) truly, indeed (strong assertive force) 1b) but indeed, but in fact (emphasizing a contrast)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “surely” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SU'RELY, adverb
Certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly.
- “In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die” Genesis 2:17
- Firmly; without danger of falling.“He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely” Proverbs 10:9
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.