Indeed

The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with “indeed”. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.

At a glance

How often each original word is translated “indeed” or one of its forms.

• כִּי kî45
• הִנֵּה hinnêh36
• הֵן hên23
• גַּם gam21
• γάρ gár20
• אַף aph10
• אַךְ ak7
• μέν mén7
• ἀλλά allá7
• καί kaí4
• אֻמְנָם umnâm3
• אֲבָל ăbâl2

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

• כִּי kîburning, brandingtranslated this way 45 times of its 3,991 uses · Strong’s H3588Conjunction  ·  Translated: for 1,770, that 572, because 523, when 194

  Genesis 30:30 Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”

  Genesis 32:10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

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• הִנֵּה hinnêhlo! behold!translated this way 36 times of its 689 uses · Strong’s H2009Interjection  ·  Translated: Behold 175, Look 83, saw 47, indeed 36

  Genesis 1:31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day.

  Exodus 32:9 The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

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• הֵן hênlo! beholdtranslated this way 23 times of its 249 uses · Strong’s H2005Interjection  ·  Translated: Behold 108, indeed 23, if 16, Surely 15

  Numbers 14:40 Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country. “We have indeed sinned,” they said, “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised.”

  2 Chronicles 16:11 Now the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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• גַּם gamalso, moreover, yeatranslated this way 21 times of its 625 uses · Strong’s H1571Conjunction  ·  Translated: even 107, and 100, also 64, too 43

  Genesis 27:33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him — and indeed, he will be blessed!”

  Numbers 13:27 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

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• אַף aphalso, yeatranslated this way 10 times of its 110 uses · Strong’s H637Conjunction  ·  Translated: and 12, indeed 10, much more 9, much less 7

  Judges 5:29 Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

  Job 34:12 Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

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• אַךְ aksurelytranslated this way 7 times of its 138 uses · Strong’s H389Adverb  ·  Translated: but 31, Surely 29, only 11, Nevertheless 7

  Genesis 29:14 Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

  Numbers 26:55 Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

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• אֻמְנָם umnâmverily, truly, indeedtranslated this way 3 times of its 4 uses · Strong’s H552Conjunction  ·  Translated: indeed 3, really 1

  1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

  2 Chronicles 6:18 But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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• אֲבָל ăbâlverily, of a truthtranslated this way 2 times of its 11 uses · Strong’s H61Adverb  ·  Translated: but 2, indeed 2

  Genesis 17:19 But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

  2 Samuel 14:5 “What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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• כֹּל kôlthe whole, alltranslated this way 2 times of its 5,107 uses · Strong’s H3605Noun  ·  Translated: all 1,589, and all 471, whole 223, every 196Full study and all 4,112 verses →
• שׁוּב shûbturn back, returntranslated this way 2 times of its 1,007 uses · Strong’s H7725Verb  ·  Translated: return 218, returned 105, restore 62, turn 56

  2 Samuel 15:8 For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”

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• מְעַט meaṭa little, fewness, a fewtranslated this way 2 times of its 92 uses · Strong’s H4592Adjective  ·  Translated: little 35, few 18, enough 10, soon 3

  1 Chronicles 16:19 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

  Psalm 105:12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

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Greek words (New Testament)

• γάρ gárfortranslated this way 20 times of its 756 uses · Strong’s G1063Conjunction  ·  Translated: for 633, because 61, Indeed 20, fact 5

  Mark 9:41 Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.

  Luke 6:44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

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• μέν méntruly, indeedtranslated this way 7 times of its 24 uses · Strong’s G3303Conjunction  ·  Translated: indeed 7, for 4, although 3, true 2

  Matthew 17:11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.

  Mark 9:12 He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

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• ἀλλά allábut, excepttranslated this way 7 times of its 565 uses · Strong’s G235Conjunction  ·  Translated: but 433, Instead 49, However 9, contrary 8

  Mark 3:27 Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

  John 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

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• καί kaíand, even, also, namelytranslated this way 4 times of its 6,414 uses · Strong’s G2532Conjunction  ·  Translated: and 5,245, then 262, also 157, even 101Full study and all 4,279 verses →

Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.