Occurrences
ʼâkên occurs 18 times in 17 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (4), Zephaniah (1)
- Genesis 28:16 — And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely (אָכֵן֙) the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
- Exodus 2:14 — And 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 (אָכֵ֖ן) this thing is known.
- 1 Samuel 15:32 — Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely (אָכֵ֖ן) the bitterness of death is past.
- 1 Kings 11:2 — Of 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 (אָכֵן֙) they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
- Job 32:8 — But (אָ֭כֵן) there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
- Psalms 31:22 — For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless (אָכֵ֗ן) thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
- Psalms 66:19 — But verily (אָ֭כֵן) God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 82:7 — But (אָ֭כֵן) ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
- Isaiah 40:7 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely (אָכֵ֥ן) the people is grass.
- Isaiah 45:15 — Verily (אָכֵ֕ן) thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
- Isaiah 49:4 — Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely (אָכֵן֙) my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
- Isaiah 53:4 — Surely (אָכֵ֤ן) he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
- Jeremiah 3:20 — Surely (אָכֵ֛ן) as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 3:23 — Truly (אָכֵ֥ן) in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
- Jeremiah 3:23 — Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly (אָכֵן֙) in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
- Jeremiah 4:10 — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely (אָכֵן֩) thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
- Jeremiah 8:8 — How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly (אָכֵן֙) in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
- Zephaniah 3:7 — I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but (אָכֵן֙) they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.