H0061 H0061
but, however, nevertheless; indeed, truly, of a truth
1. but, however, nevertheless — Adversative adverb/conjunction introducing a contrast, qualification, or correction to what precedes, equivalent to English 'but,' 'however,' or 'nevertheless.' The later Hebrew usage (post-classical), common in Chronicles, Ezra, and Daniel. Distinguished from the asseverative sense by its contrastive function in discourse. Arb لَكِنَّ / لٰكِنْ, deu aber, fra mais, heb אבל, hin परन्तु, kor 그러나, spa pero / sin embargo. See 2 Chr 1:4; 19:3; 33:17; Ezra 10:13; Dan 10:7,21. 7×
AR["حَقًّا","لَكِنَّ","لَكِنْ","لٰكِنَّ","لٰكِنْ"]·ben["কিন্তু","তবুও","বরং"]·DE["[אבל]","aber"]·EN["but","however","nevertheless"]·FR["mais"]·heb["אבל"]·HI["परन्तु","सच-में"]·ID["Tetapi","bahkan","tetapi"]·IT["[אבל]","ma"]·jav["Namung","Nanging","ananging","nanging","sayektosipun"]·KO["그러나","참으로"]·PT["Contudo","Porém","de-fato","mas","porém"]·RU["Но","напротив","но","однако"]·ES["Pero","Sin-embargo","ciertamente","pero","sin-embargo"]·SW["Lakini","abal","kweli","lakini"]·TR["Ama","Ancak","Fakat","ancak","evet"]·urd["لیکن","واقعی"]
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2. indeed, truly, of a truth — Asseverative adverb used to affirm emphatically, meaning 'indeed,' 'truly,' 'of a truth,' or 'verily.' The older Hebrew usage found in Genesis through Kings. Often introduces a solemn acknowledgment or confession. Arb حَقًّا / بَلْ, deu fürwahr / wahrhaftig, fra en effet / en vérité, heb אבל, hin सचमुच / वास्तव में, kor 정말로 / 참으로 / 진실로, spa ciertamente / en verdad. See Gen 17:19; 42:21; 2 Sam 14:5; 1 Kgs 1:43; 2 Kgs 4:14. 4×
AR["بَلْ","حَقًّا","حَقّاً"]·ben["তবে","সত্যই","সত্যি"]·DE["aber","fürwahr","wahrhaftig"]·EN["indeed","truly"]·FR["en-effet","en-vérité"]·heb["אבל"]·HI["वास्तव-में","सचमुच","हअन"]·ID["Memang","sesungguhnya","sungguh"]·IT["invero","veramente"]·jav["Sayektos","sanget","sayektos","sayektosipun"]·KO["정말로","진실로","참으로"]·PT["Certamente","certamente","de-fato","verdadeiramente"]·RU["воистину","действительно","но","поистине"]·ES["Ciertamente","ciertamente","en-verdad"]·SW["Hakika","hakika","kweli","lakini"]·TR["Hayır","aslinda","gerçekten"]·urd["بلکہ","بے-شک","واقعی","ہاں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲבָל adv. 1. in older Heb. with an asseverative force, verily, of a truth Gn 42:21 2 S 14:5 1 K 1:43 2 K 4:14, with a slight advers. force, nay, but Gn 17:19 (P). 2. in late Heb. as a decided adversative, howbeit, but Dn 10:7, 21 Ezr 10:13 2 Ch 1:4; 19:3; 33:17 (cf. Arabic بَلْ of a truth, sometimes, from the context, nay rather Qor 2:82, 94, 110, 129, 149, 165, 261; 3:143; 4:52 etc.)