Hebrew word study

בָּחַןbâchan to test (especially metals)

Pronounced “baw-khan'

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

Translated in the King James as: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 2×
Genesis 42:15Genesis 42:16
1 Chronicles 1×
1 Chr 29:17
Job 5×
Job 7:18Job 12:11Job 23:10Job 34:3Job 34:36
Psalms 9×
Psalms 7:9Psalms 11:4Psalms 11:5Psalms 17:3Psalms 26:2Psalms 66:10Psalms 81:7Psalms 95:9Psalms 139:23
Proverbs 1×
Proverbs 17:3
Jeremiah 6×
Jeremiah 6:27Jeremiah 9:7Jeremiah 11:20Jeremiah 12:3Jeremiah 17:10Jeremiah 20:12
Ezekiel 1×
Ezekiel 21:13
Zechariah 1×
Zech 13:9
Malachi 2×
Malachi 3:10Malachi 3:15

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