אכן

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from אָ־ (a-, demonstrative prefix) +‎ כֵּן (kén, “yes, so, thus”), per Klein.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈχen/

Adverb

אָכֵן • (akhén)

1. indeed, truly, certainly, yes
2. but, yet, in fact

See also

• אׇמְנָם (omnám, “truly”)
• בֶּאֱמֶת (be'emét, “in truth”)
• בְּוַדַּאי (b'vadáy, “certainly”)