◄ 974. bachan ►
Strong's Lexicon bachan: To test, examine, try, prove Original Word: בָּחן Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: bachan Pronunciation: bah-khan' Phonetic Spelling: (baw-khan') Definition: to test, to investigate Meaning: To test, to investigate, to examine, to prove Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G436: ἀναιρέω (anaireō) • to take up, to destroy • G1252: διακρίνω (diakrinō) • to distinguish, to judge • G1344: δικαιόω (dikaioō) • to justify, to declare righteous • G1381: δοκιμάζω (dokimazō) • to test, to approve • G1588: ἐκλεκτός (eklektos) • chosen, elect • G1833: ἐξαίρω (exairō) • to lift up, to remove • G1980: ἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai) • to visit, to inspect • G1994: ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō) • to turn, to return • G5316: φαίνω (phainō) • to shine, to appear • G5318: φανερός (phaneros) • manifest, evident These Greek entries reflect various aspects of testing, examination, and revelation, paralleling the Hebrew concept of בָּחן (bachan) in different contexts within the New Testament. Usage: The verb בָּחן (bachan) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the process of testing or examining something or someone to determine its quality, truth, or genuineness. It often implies a thorough investigation or scrutiny. Context: The Hebrew verb בָּחן (bachan) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often conveying the idea of testing or proving the quality or integrity of a person or thing. This term is frequently used in relation to God's examination of human hearts and actions, as well as the testing of metals to determine their purity. In the Psalms, בָּחן is used to describe God's intimate knowledge and examination of individuals. For example, Psalm 26:2 states, "Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind." Here, the psalmist invites God to scrutinize his innermost thoughts and intentions, reflecting a desire for divine approval and integrity. Similarly, in Jeremiah 17:10, the Lord declares, "I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve." This passage highlights God's role as the ultimate judge who tests the hearts and minds of people to administer justice. The concept of testing is also applied to the refining process of metals, as seen in Zechariah 13:9: "I will bring that third into the fire and refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested." This metaphor illustrates the purification and strengthening that result from divine testing. Overall, בָּחן (bachan) underscores the importance of authenticity and purity, whether in the moral and spiritual realm or in the physical world. It emphasizes the necessity of examination and testing to reveal true character and value. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to examine, try NASB Translation assay (2), examine (2), proved (1), test (7), tested (3), tests (3), tried (5), tries (2), try (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [בָּחַן] verb examine, try (compare Aramaic בְּחַן, Syriac , try, examine; Arabic I. VIII. test, compare WSG 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 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 Jer 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`al בֹּחַן Ezekiel 21:18 the trial has been made (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Ges MV Ew Ke, but noun בֹּ֫חַן ᵑ0 Symm HaEv.; read בְּחֵן with grace, favour, Hi Co). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance examine, prove, tempt, try trial A primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial). Forms and Transliterations 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 42:15 HEB: בְּזֹ֖את תִּבָּחֵ֑נוּ חֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ NAS: by this you will be tested: by the life KJV: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life INT: Hereby will be tested the life of Pharaoh Genesis 42:16 HEB: וְאַתֶּם֙ הֵאָ֣סְר֔וּ וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ דִּבְרֵיכֶ֔ם הַֽאֱמֶ֖ת NAS: that your words may be tested, whether there is truth KJV: that your words may be proved, whether [there be any] truth INT: you confined may be tested your words is truth 1 Chronicles 29:17 HEB: כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן לֵבָ֔ב וּמֵישָׁרִ֖ים NAS: O my God, that You try the heart KJV: also, my God, that thou triest the heart, INT: for you you try the heart uprightness Job 7:18 HEB: לִבְקָרִ֑ים לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃ NAS: him every morning And try him every moment? KJV: him every morning, [and] try him every moment? INT: morning instant and try Job 12:11 HEB: אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל NAS: Does not the ear test words, KJV: Doth not the ear try words? INT: the ear words test as the palate eating Job 23:10 HEB: דֶּ֣רֶךְ עִמָּדִ֑י בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי כַּזָּהָ֥ב אֵצֵֽא׃ NAS: I take; [When] He has tried me, I shall come forth KJV: that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth INT: the way take has tried gold shall come Job 34:3 HEB: אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ יִטְעַ֥ם NAS: For the ear tests words As the palate KJV: For the ear trieth words, as the mouth INT: the ear words tests as the palate tastes Job 34:36 HEB: אָבִ֗י יִבָּחֵ֣ן אִיּ֣וֹב עַד־ NAS: ought to be tried to the limit, KJV: [is that] Job may be tried unto the end INT: desire to be tried Job against Psalm 7:9 HEB: וּתְכוֹנֵ֪ן צַ֫דִּ֥יק וּבֹחֵ֣ן לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּכְלָי֗וֹת NAS: God tries the hearts KJV: God trieth the hearts INT: establish the righteous tries the hearts and minds Psalm 11:4 HEB: יֶחֱז֑וּ עַפְעַפָּ֥יו יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃ NAS: His eyelids test the sons KJV: his eyelids try, the children INT: behold his eyelids test the sons of men Psalm 11:5 HEB: יְהוָה֮ צַדִּ֪יק יִ֫בְחָ֥ן וְ֭רָשָׁע וְאֹהֵ֣ב NAS: The LORD tests the righteous KJV: The LORD trieth the righteous: INT: the LORD the righteous tests and the wicked loves Psalm 17:3 HEB: בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ NAS: You have tried my heart; KJV: Thou hast proved mine heart; INT: have tried my heart have visited Psalm 26:2 HEB: בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי NAS: Examine me, O LORD, and try KJV: Examine me, O LORD, and prove INT: Examine LORD and try Psalm 66:10 HEB: כִּֽי־ בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ NAS: For You have tried us, O God; KJV: For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried INT: for have tried God have refined Psalm 81:7 HEB: בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־ מֵ֖י NAS: of thunder; I proved you at the waters KJV: of thunder: I proved thee at the waters INT: the hiding of thunder proved at the waters Psalm 95:9 HEB: נִ֭סּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּ֝חָנ֗וּנִי גַּם־ רָא֥וּ NAS: tested Me, They tried Me, though KJV: tempted me, proved me, and saw INT: tested your fathers tried though had seen Psalm 139:23 HEB: וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃ NAS: my heart; Try me and know KJV: my heart: try me, and know INT: and know my heart Try and know my anxious Proverbs 17:3 HEB: וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וּבֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ NAS: for gold, But the LORD tests hearts. KJV: but the LORD trieth the hearts. INT: and the furnace gold tests the hearts the LORD Jeremiah 6:27 HEB: מִבְצָ֑ר וְתֵדַ֕ע וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ אֶת־ דַּרְכָּֽם׃ NAS: That you may know and assay their way. KJV: that thou mayest know and try their way. INT: a tester you may know and assay their way Jeremiah 9:7 HEB: הִנְנִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖ם וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים כִּֽי־ אֵ֣יךְ NAS: I will refine them and assay them; For what KJV: Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do INT: behold will refine and assay For what Jeremiah 11:20 HEB: שֹׁפֵ֣ט צֶ֔דֶק בֹּחֵ֥ן כְּלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב NAS: righteously, Who tries the feelings KJV: righteously, that triest the reins INT: judges righteously tries the feelings and the heart Jeremiah 12:3 HEB: יְדַעְתָּ֔נִי תִּרְאֵ֕נִי וּבָחַנְתָּ֥ לִבִּ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ NAS: You see me; And You examine my heart's KJV: me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart INT: know see examine my heart's toward Jeremiah 17:10 HEB: חֹקֵ֥ר לֵ֖ב בֹּחֵ֣ן כְּלָי֑וֹת וְלָתֵ֤ת NAS: the heart, I test the mind, KJV: the heart, [I] try the reins, INT: search the heart test the mind to give Jeremiah 20:12 HEB: וַיהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה NAS: of hosts, You who test the righteous, KJV: of hosts, that triest the righteous, INT: LORD of hosts test the righteous see Ezekiel 21:13 HEB: כִּ֣י בֹ֔חַן וּמָ֕ה אִם־ KJV: Because [it is] a trial, and what if [the sword] contemn INT: Because a trial and what if 29 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 974 29 Occurrences bā·ḥan·tā — 1 Occ. bā·ḥă·nū — 1 Occ. bə·ḥā·na·nî — 1 Occ. bə·ḥā·nê·nî — 2 Occ. bə·ḥā·nū·nî — 1 Occ. bō·ḥên — 4 Occ. ’eḇ·ḥā·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ. kiḇ·ḥōn — 1 Occ. tib·bā·ḥê·nū — 1 Occ. tiḇ·ḥān — 2 Occ. tiḇ·ḥā·nen·nū — 1 Occ. ū·ḇā·ḥan·tā — 2 Occ. ū·ḇə·ḥan·tîm — 2 Occ. ū·ḇə·ḥā·nū·nî — 1 Occ. ū·ḇō·ḥên — 2 Occ. ḇə·ḥan·tā·nū — 1 Occ. wə·yib·bā·ḥă·nū — 1 Occ. ḇō·ḥan — 1 Occ. yib·bā·ḥên — 1 Occ. yiḇ·ḥān — 1 Occ. yiḇ·ḥă·nū — 1 Occ.