"אכן" meaning in Hebrew

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Adverb

IPA: /(ʔ)aˈχen/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: אָכֵן [canonical], akhén [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from אָ־ (a-, demonstrative prefix) + כֵּן (kén, “yes, so, thus”), per Klein. Etymology templates: {{af|he|אָ־ <pos:demonstrative prefix>|כֵּן <t:yes, so, thus>}} אָ־ (a-, demonstrative prefix) + כֵּן (kén, “yes, so, thus”) Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=akhén|wv=אָכֵן}} אָכֵן • (akhén)
  1. indeed, truly, certainly, yes
    Sense id: en-אכן-he-adv-OsHDbFT0
  2. but, yet, in fact
    Sense id: en-אכן-he-adv-nFlvEV6Z Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms prefixed with א־, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms prefixed with א־: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: אׇמְנָם (omnám) (english: truly), בֶּאֱמֶת (be'emét) (english: in truth), בְּוַדַּאי (b'vadáy) (english: certainly)
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