Original Language Studio
Psalms 17:3
“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּחַןbâchan · baw-khan'
H974 · Hebrew
H974 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
- Grammar
- בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ — verb Qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 29 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 42:15Genesis 42:161 Chronicles 29:17Job 7:18Job 12:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּחַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.