בָּחַן (bâchan) — Examine
Hebrew word study: בָּחַן (bâchan), Strong's H974. to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
KJV translation words: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
Strong's H974 is tagged on 29 words in 28 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 42:15 and last appears in Malachi 3:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 28)
- Genesis 42:15 — תִּבָּחֵנוּ — you will be tested
- Genesis 42:16 — וְיִבָּחֲנוּ — so they may be tested
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 — בֹּחֵן — are testing
- Job 7:18 — תִּבְחָנֶנּוּ — you test him
- Job 12:11 — תִּבְחָן — does it test
- Job 23:10 — בְּחָנַנִי — he has tested me
- Job 34:3 — תִּבְחָן — it tests
- Job 34:36 — יִבָּחֵן — he will be tested
- Psalms 7:9 — וּבֹחֵן — and who tests
- Psalms 11:4 — יִבְחֲנוּ — they test
- Psalms 11:5 — יִבְחָן — he tests
- Psalms 17:3 — בָּחַנְתָּ — you have tested
- Psalms 26:2 — בְּחָנֵנִי — test me
- Psalms 66:10 — בְחַנְתָּנוּ — you have tested us
- Psalms 81:7 — אֶבְחָנְךָ — I tested you
- Psalms 95:9 — בְּחָנוּנִי — they tested me
- Psalms 139:23 — בְּחָנֵנִי — test me
- Proverbs 17:3 — וּבֹחֵן — and is testing
- Jeremiah 6:27 — וּבָחַנְתָּ — and you will test
- Jeremiah 9:7 — וּבְחַנְתִּים — and I will test them
- Jeremiah 11:20 — בֹּחֵן — who tests
- Jeremiah 12:3 — וּבָחַנְתָּ — and you test
- Jeremiah 17:10 — בֹּחֵן — am testing
- Jeremiah 20:12 — בֹּחֵן — who tests
- Ezekiel 21:13 — בֹחַן — it has been tested
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H969 בָּחוֹן (bâchôwn), H975 בַּחַן (bachan), H976 בֹּחַן (bôchan).
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Frequently asked questions
What does bâchan (H974) mean?
To test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate.
How is H974 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H974 as: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial)..
How often does בָּחַן (bâchan) appear?
Strong's H974 is tagged on 29 words in 28 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 42:15 and last appears in Malachi 3:15.
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