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Lexicon :: Strong's H974 - bāḥan

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בָּחַן
Transliteration
bāḥan
Pronunciation
baw-khan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 230

Strong’s Definitions

בָּחַן bâchan, baw-khan'; a primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate:—examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H974 in the following manner: try (19x), prove (7x), examine (1x), tempt (1x), trial (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H974 in the following manner: try (19x), prove (7x), examine (1x), tempt (1x), trial (1x).

  1. to examine, try, prove

    1. (Qal)

      1. to examine, scrutinise

      2. to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)

    2. (Niphal) to be tried, proved

    3. (Pual) to make a trial

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּחַן bâchan, baw-khan'; a primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate:—examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
STRONGS H974: Abbreviations
† [בָּחַן] verb examine, try (compare Aramaic בְּחַן, Syriac bdb010308, try, examine; Arabic bdb010309 I. VIII. test, compare WSG 65) —
Qal Perfect suffix בְּחָנַ֫נִי Job 23:10, בָּחַנְתָּ Psalm 17:3 + 7 times; Imperfect יִבְחָ֑ן Psalm 11:5 + 5 times; Imperative suffix בְּחָנֵנִי Psalm 26:2 + 2 times; Infinitive בְּחֹן Zechariah 13:9; Participle בֹּחֵן Jeremiah 11:20 + 5 times (|| צרף, נסה); —
1. examine, scrutinize, try Psalm 11:5; Psalm 139:23; Job 7:18; אָדָם בְנֵי יִבְחֲנוּ עַפְעַפָּיו His eyelids try the children of men (search them through and through) Psalm 11:4.
2. prove, test, try.
a. with the metaphor of gold Job 23:10; וּבְחַנְתִּים כִּבְחֹן אֶתהַֿזָּהָב and I will try them as one tries gold Zechariah 13:9.
b. without metaphor, of God testing persons Psalm Zech 26:2; Zech 66:10; Zech 81:8; Jeremiah 9:6; their ways Jeremiah 6:27; the לֵב Psalm 17:3; Jeremiah 12:3; Proverbs 17:3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; reins Jeremiah 17:10; heart and reins Psalm 7:10; Jeremiah 11:20 (= Jeremiah 20:12).
c. of man testing or tempting God Psalm 95:9; Malachi 3:10, 15.
d. the ear trying words Job 12:11 = Job 34:3.
Niph. Imperfect יִבָּחֵן Job 34:36; Genesis 42:15, 16, to be tried, proved.
Pu. בֹּחַן Ezekiel 21:18 the trial has been made (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Ges MV Ew Ke, but noun בֹּ֫חַן MT Symm HaEv.; read בְּחֵן with grace, favour, Hi Co).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:15; 42:16

1 Chronicles

29:17

Job

7:18; 12:11; 23:10; 23:10; 34:3; 34:36

Psalms

7:10; 11:4; 11:5; 11:5; 17:3; 17:3; 26:2; 95:9; 139:23

Proverbs

17:3

Jeremiah

6:27; 9:6; 11:20; 11:20; 12:3; 17:10; 20:12

Ezekiel

21:18

Zechariah

13:9; 13:9

Malachi

3:10; 3:15

H974

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H974 matches the Hebrew בָּחַן (bāḥan),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:15 - You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17 - I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 - And that you visit them every morning, and try them every moment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:10 - But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD's throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Examine me, O LORD, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9 - where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23 - Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 - The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:27 - The LORD said to me, "I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore the LORD who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - So I said to the LORD, "O LORD who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people's hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3 - But you, LORD, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10 - I, the LORD, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people's hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:13 - "'For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more? declares the sovereign LORD.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - "Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter," says the LORD who rules over all, "to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15 - So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"
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