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And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
Read in context →I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Read in context →6 occurrences in 5 verses.
Browse those occurrences →This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.
These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.
tsâraph · tsaw-raf'
to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 22:31Strong's last: Daniel 12:10
Open full H6884 profile →bâchan · baw-khan'
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
Strong's KJV usage: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
Strong's first: Job 23:10Strong's last: Zechariah 13:9
Open full H974 profile →peirázō · pi-rad'-zo
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
Strong's KJV usage: :--assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
Strong's first: Hebrews 11:17Strong's last: Revelation 2:10
Open full G3985 profile →dokimázō · dok-im-ad'-zo
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
Strong's KJV usage: :--allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try.
Strong's first: 1 Peter 1:7Strong's last: 1 Peter 1:7
Open full G1381 profile →dókimos · dok'-ee-mos
properly, acceptable (current after assayal), i.e. approved
Strong's KJV usage: :--approved, tried.
Strong's first: James 1:12Strong's last: James 1:12
Open full G1384 profile →pyróō · poo-ro'-o
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
Strong's KJV usage: :--burn, fiery, be on fire, try.
Strong's first: Revelation 3:18Strong's last: Revelation 3:18
Open full G4448 profile →bôchan · bo'-khan
trial
Strong's KJV usage: tried.
Strong's first: Isaiah 28:16Strong's last: Isaiah 28:16
Open full H976 profile →Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.
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As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
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TRY, verb intransitive To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort; to attempt. try to learn; try to lift a weight. The horses tried to draw the load. [These phrases give the true sense.]
TRY, verb transitive To examine; to make experiment on; to prove by experiment.
Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me.
1. To experience; to have knowledge by experience of.
Or try the Libyan heat, or Scythian cold.
2. To prove by a test; as, to try weights and measures by a standard; to try one's opinions by the divine oracles.
3. To act upon as a test.
The fire sev'n times tried this.
4. To examine judicially by witnesses and the principles of law; as causes tried in court.
5. To essay; to attempt.
Let us try advent'rous work.
6. To purify; to refine; as silver seven times tried.
7. To search carefully into. Psalms 11:4.
8. To use as means; as, to try remedies for a disease.
9. To strain; as, to try the eyes; the literal sense of the word.
To try tallow, etc. is to melt and separate it from the membranes.
To tryout, to pursue efforts till a decision is obtained.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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