Strong H974בָּחַן
to test
- Transliteration
- bâchan
- Pronunciation
- baw-khan'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively to investigate: - {examine} {prove} {tempt} try (trial).
Detailed definition
1) to examine, try, prove
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to examine, scrutinise
1a2) to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)
1b) (Niphal) to be tried, proved
1c) (Pual) to make a trial
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to examine, scrutinise
1a2) to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)
1b) (Niphal) to be tried, proved
1c) (Pual) to make a trial
In the Bible
Strong H974 appears in 28 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- try11
- prove7
- trieth4
- triest2
- examine1
- tempt1
- thou1
- trial1
First verses
- Genesis 42:15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
- Genesis 42:16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
- Job 7:18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
- Job 12:11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
- Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
- Job 34:3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
- Job 34:36My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
- Psalms 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Psalms 11:5The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
- Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
- Psalms 26:2Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
- Psalms 66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
- Psalms 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
- Psalms 95:9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
- Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
- Proverbs 17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
- Jeremiah 6:27I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
- Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?