Words the Bible translates as examine
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- dokimazōδοκιμάζωto put something to the test to find out whether it is genuine, and so to prove and approve it
- baḥanבָּחַןto examine something closely to find out whether it is genuine, the way an assayer tests metal
- ḥaqarחָקַרto search out thoroughly: to probe something to its farthest reach in order to uncover what is hidden, whether a place, a legal case, a mystery, or a person's inner life
- anakrinōἀνακρίνωto look into something closely in order to size it up: to investigate, question, or weigh it toward a verdict
- ereunaōἐρευνάωto search something through: to go over the whole of it closely, part by part, until what is inside comes to light
- baqarבָּקַרto examine with discriminating attention: to look someone or something over closely enough to sort, weigh, or tell one thing from another
- palasפָּלַסto bring something to true level, as a balance beam or a builder's level does: to grade a path smooth, or to weigh a thing out and size it up
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