4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
H974
בָּחַן
bachan
baw-khan'
Verb
a primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate:--examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
- to examine, try, prove
- (Qal)
- to examine, scrutinise
- to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)
- (Niphal) to be tried, proved
- (Pual) to make a trial
- (Qal)
Strong's Number H974 Bible Verses
G1381
δοκιμάζω
dokimazo
dok-im-ad'-zo
Verb
from G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:--allow, discern, examine, × like, (ap-)prove, try.
- to test, examine, prove, scrutinise (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), as metals
- to recognise as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy
Strong's Number G1381 Bible Verses
G3985
πειράζω
peirazo
pi-rad'-zo
Verb
from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:--assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
- to try whether a thing can be done
- to attempt, endeavour
- to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quantity, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself
- in a good sense
- in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments
- to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin
- to solicit to sin, to tempt 1c
- of the temptations of the devil
- after the OT usage
- of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith
- men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted
- by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were to give proof of his perfections.
Strong's Number G3985 Bible Verses
G3986
πειρασμός
peirasmos
pi-ras-mos'
Noun Masculine
from G3985; a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity:--temptation, × try.
- an experiment, attempt, trial, proving
- trial, proving: the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since condition served as to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul (Gal. 4:14)
- the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy
- an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from the outward circumstances
- an internal temptation to sin 1b
- of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand
- of the condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness
- adversity, affliction, trouble: sent by God and serving to test or prove one's character, faith, holiness
- temptation (i.e. trial) of God by men
- rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as it were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves
- the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy
Strong's Number G3986 Bible Verses
H2713
חָקַר
chaqar
khaw-kar'
Verb
a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately:--find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
- to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
- (Qal)
- to search (for)
- to search through, explore
- to examine thoroughly
- (Niphal)
- to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
- (Piel) to search out, seek out
- (Qal)
Strong's Number H2713 Bible Verses
H5254
נָסָה
nacah
naw-saw'
Verb
a primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt:--adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
- to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
- (Piel)
- to test, try
- to attempt, assay, try
- to test, try, prove, tempt
- (Piel)
Strong's Number H5254 Bible Verses
H6884
צָרַף
tsaraph
tsaw-raf'
Verb
a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively):--cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
- to smelt, refine, test
- (Qal)
- to smelt, refine
- to test
- to test (and prove true)
- smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle)
- (Niphal) to be refined
- (Piel) to be a refiner
- refiner (participle)
- (Qal)
Strong's Number H6884 Bible Verses