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Strong's #974 - בָּחַן

Transliteration

bâchan

Phonetics

baw-khan'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

230

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 436 ‑ ἀνθίστημι (anth‑is'‑tay‑mee); 1252 ‑ διακρίνω (dee‑ak‑ree'‑no); 1381 ‑ δοκιμάζω (dok‑im‑ad'‑zo); 1588 ‑ ἐκλεκτός (ek‑lek‑tos'); 1833 ‑ ἐξετάζω (ex‑et‑ad'‑zo); 1980 ‑ ἐπισκέπτομαι (ep‑ee‑skep'‑tom‑ahee;); 1994 ‑ ἐπιστρέφω (ep‑ee‑stref'‑o); 5316 ‑ φαίνω (fah'ee‑no); 5318 ‑ φανερός (fan‑er‑os'); 1344 ‑ δικαιόω (dik‑ah‑yo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (28)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 8

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

BSB (28)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

CSB (26)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

ESV (29)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

KJV (29)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

LEB (29)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

LSB (28)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

N95 (19)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

NAS (70)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 9

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (28)

Genesis 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 5

Psalms 8

Proverbs 1

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

Malachi 2

ASV (28)

and prove 1

and try 2

and will try 1

for there is a trial 1

hast proved 1

i proved 1

i try 1

is tried 1

may be proved 1

me, and triest 1

me, proved 1

that thou triest 1

that triest 1

them, and try 1

thou hast proved 1

trieth 4

try 3

were tried 1

when he hath tried 1

who triest 1

ye shall be proved 1

yea, they tempt 1

BSB (28)

a trial will come 1

and test 1

and test him 1

and test them 2

and tried me 1

and try 1

examine 1

have tested us 1

i examine 1

i tested 1

is the tester 1

may be tested 1

test 4

test me 2

tests 2

were tried 1

when he has tested me 1

who examines 1

who searches 1

who tests 1

you have tried 1

you will be tested 1

CSB (26)

a trial 1

assay 1

examines 1

is tested 1

test 8

test them 1

tested 5

tested us 1

testing 1

tests 1

the tester 1

to the test 1

tried 1

were tested 1

who examines 1

ESV (29)

proof 1

prove 1

test 10

tested 6

testing 1

tests 5

tried 3

try 2

KJV (29)

examine 1

prove 1

proved 6

tempt 1

trial 1

tried 4

triest 3

trieth 4

try 8

LEB (29)

⌊examine⌋ 1

and i will test 1

and i will test them 1

and put to the test 1

and test 2

and you test 1

he tests me 1

i test 1

i tested 1

might be tested 1

prove me 1

test 4

tests 2

them like one tests 1

they put me to the test 1

they test 1

were tested 1

who tests 2

will test 1

you have tested us 1

you have tried 1

you shall be tested 1

you test 1

LSB (28)

test 12

tested 9

tests 5

try 2

N95 (19)

assay 2

examine 1

test 6

tested 3

tests 2

tried 2

tries 1

try 2

NAS (70)

examine 2

put 12

puts 2

test 17

tested 5

tests 4

the 14

to 14

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (28)

and test 2

and try 1

and will test 1

are searched 1

examine 1

examines 1

for there is a trial 1

have tested 1

i tested 1

i try 1

is tested 1

may be tested 1

tests 1

that you try 1

this you shall be tested 1

tries 1

try 2

were tried 1

when he has tried 1

who tests 2

you have proved 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2011) n h b (בההנ BHhN) AC: Examine CO: Watchtower AB: ?: A close and careful examination of a place or something. An inspection to determine effectiveness. [from: hb- examination to select a choice one]

V) n h b (בההנ BHhN) - Examine: To test, try or scrutinize. KJV (29): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual) try, prove, examine, tempt, trial - Strongs: H974 (בָּחַן)

N^m) n h b (בההנ BHhN) - Watchtower: A place of inspection. KJV (1): tower - Strongs: H975 (בַּחַן)

b^m) n i h b (בההינ BHhYN) - Watchtower: A place of inspection. KJV (1): tower - Strongs: H971 (בָּחִין)

c^m) n f h b (בההונ BHhWN) - Watchtower: A place of inspection. KJV (1): tower - Strongs: H969 (בָּחוֹן)

g^m) n h f b (בוההנ BWHhN) - Tested: Something that has been tested through inspection and found worthy. KJV (1): tried - Strongs: H976 (בֹּחַן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[בָּחַן] verb examine, try (compare Aramaic בְּחַן, Syriac

, try, examine; Arabic

I. VIII. test, compare W^{SG 65}) —

Qal Perfect suffix בְּחָנַ֫נִי Job 23:10, בָּחַנְתָּ Psalm 17:3 7t.; Imperfect יִבְחָ֑ן Psalm 11:5 5t.; Imperative suffix בְּחָנֵנִי Psalm 26:2 2t.; Infinitive בְּחֹן Zechariah 13:9; Participle בֹּחֵן Jeremiah 11:20 5t. ("" צרף, נסה); —

1 examine, scrutinize, try Psalm 11:5; Psalm 139:23; Job 7:18; עַפְעַמָּיו יִבְחֲנוּ בְנֵי אָדָם 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 כִּבְחֹןאֶתהַֿזָּהָב and I will try them as one tries gold Zechariah 13:9.

b. without metaphor, of God testing persons Psalm Zechariah 26:2; Zechariah 66:10; Zechariah 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 Jeremiah 95:9; Malachi 3:10,15.

d. the ear trying words Job 12:11 = Job 34:3.

Niph`al Imperfect יִבָּחֵן Job 34:36; Genesis 42:15,16, to be tried, proved.

Pu`alבֹּחַן Ezekiel 21:18 the trial has been made (ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Ges MV Ew Ke, but noun בֹּ֫חַןᵑ0 Symm HaEv.; read בְּחֵן with grace, favour, Hi Co).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בָּחַן fut. יִבְחַן.

(1) to search out, to examine, to try, to prove, especially metals (like the syn. עָרַף), Jeremiah 9:6; Zechariah 13:9; Psalms 66:10 whence metaph. Job 23:10, בְּחָנַנִי כַּזָּהָב אֵצֵא “let him prove me, I shall go forth like gold;” and neglecting the primary power, Job 12:11, הֲלֹא אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן “doth not the ear try words?” Job 34:3. Often

(a) used of God examining the hearts of men, Psalms 7:10, 17:3 Proverbs 17:3; Psalms 81:8 especially by sending calamities upon them, Job 7:18.

(b) used of men tempting God (i.q. נִסָּה), i.e. of unbelievers, Malachi 3:10, 15 Malachi 3:15; Psalms 95:9.

(2) to look out, to watch, i.q. צָפָה; whence בַּחַן, בַּחִין watch-towers. (Ch. בְּחַן, Syr. ܒܰܚܶܢ to examine. The Arabs have in this sense ملحن Conj. I, VIII. ب and م being interchanged; which prop. has the meaning, to rub, to rub upon; used in the sense of trying, proving by rubbing on the lapis Lydius, called in the Greek βάσανος, which appears to be a word formed from the Oriental בחן.)

Niphal, to be proved, tried, Genesis 42:15, 16 Genesis 42:16; Job 34:36.

Pual בֹּחַן id., Ezekiel 21:18, כִּי בֹחַן “because a trial is made;” compare Schnurrer on the passage; LXX. ὅτι δεδικαίωται. Others take בֹּחַן as a noun, trial, proof, sc. is made.

Derived nouns besides the following are בָּחוֹן, בַּחוּן, בַּחִין.

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List of Word Forms

אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ אבחנך בְּ֝חָנ֗וּנִי בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי בְּחָנֵ֣נִי בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ בָּחֲנ֛וּ בֹ֔חַן בֹּחֵ֣ן בֹּחֵ֥ן בחן בחנו בחנוני בחנני בחנת בחנתנו וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים וּבְחַנְתִּ֖ים וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ וּבָחַנְתָּ֥ וּבֹחֵ֖ן וּבֹחֵ֣ן ובחן ובחנוני ובחנת ובחנתים ויבחנו יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּ יִ֫בְחָ֥ן יִבָּחֵ֣ן יבחן יבחנו כִּבְחֹ֣ן כבחן תִּבְחָ֑ן תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃ תִּבָּחֵ֑נוּ תבחן תבחנו תבחננו׃ ’eḇ·ḥā·nə·ḵā ’eḇḥānəḵā bā·ḥă·nū bā·ḥan·tā baChanta bachaNu bāḥantā bāḥănū bə·ḥā·na·nî bə·ḥā·nê·nî bə·ḥā·nū·nî ḇə·ḥan·tā·nū bechaNani bechaNeni bechaNuni bəḥānanî bəḥānênî ḇəḥantānū bəḥānūnî ḇō·ḥan bō·ḥên boChen ḇōḥan bōḥên evchaneCha kiḇ·ḥōn kiḇḥōn kivChon tib·bā·ḥê·nū tiḇ·ḥā·nen·nū tiḇ·ḥān tibbaChenu tibbāḥênū tiḇḥān tiḇḥānennū tivChan tivchaNennu ū·ḇā·ḥan·tā ū·ḇə·ḥā·nū·nî ū·ḇə·ḥan·tîm ū·ḇō·ḥên ūḇāḥantā ūḇəḥantîm ūḇəḥānūnî ūḇōḥên uvachanTa uvechanTim uvechaNuni uvoChen vechanTanu veyibbachaNu Vochan wə·yib·bā·ḥă·nū wəyibbāḥănū yib·bā·ḥên yiḇ·ḥă·nū yiḇ·ḥān yibbaChen yibbāḥên yiḇḥān yiḇḥănū yivChan yivchaNu