Bâchan — H974

H974 · Hebrew — בחן

Pronunciation: baw-khan'

Definition

verb

to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate

  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

Usually translated as

try, examine, prove, tempt

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bâchan occurs 29 times in 28 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (5), Psalms (9), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (6), Ezekiel (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — B