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be ascertained, be examined <BR> 1c) (Piel) to search out, seek out">2713</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2713.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2713 -- Occurrence 17 of 27">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חָקְרֵ֣נִי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chakereni_2713.htm" title="cha·ke·Re·ni: Search -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḥā-qə-rê-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Search me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular :: first person common singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 410: 1) god, god-like one, mighty one <BR> 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes <BR> 1b) angels <BR> 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) <BR> 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah <BR> 2) mighty things in nature <BR> 3) strength, power">410</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 410 -- Occurrence 197 of 248">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֭ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_410.htm" title="'el: God -- Occurrence 126 of 163.">’êl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to know <BR> 1a1a) to know, learn to know <BR> 1a1b) to perceive <BR> 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern <BR> 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish <BR> 1a1e) to know by experience <BR> 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a1g) to consider <BR> 1a2) to know, be acquainted with <BR> 1a3) to know (a person carnally) <BR> 1a4) to know how, be skilful in <BR> 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed <BR> 1b2) to make oneself known <BR> 1b3) to be perceived <BR> 1b4) to be instructed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to know <BR> 1d) (Poal) to cause to know <BR> 1e) (Pual) <BR> 1e1) to be known <BR> 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare <BR> 1g) (Hophal) to be made known <BR> 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself">3045</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3045 -- Occurrence 563 of 942">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְדַ֣ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veda_3045.htm" title="ve·Da': and know -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">wə-ḏa‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and know</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3824: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding <BR> 1a) inner part, midst <BR> 1a1) midst (of things) <BR> 1a2) heart (of man) <BR> 1a3) soul, heart (of man) <BR> 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory <BR> 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) <BR> 1a6) conscience <BR> 1a7) heart (of moral character) <BR> 1a8) as seat of appetites <BR> 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage">3824</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3824 -- Occurrence 197 of 252">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְבָבִ֑י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/levavi_3824.htm" title="le·va·Vi;: my heart -- Occurrence 19 of 21.">lə-ḇā-ḇî;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">my heart</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/974.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 974: 1) to examine, try, prove <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to examine, scrutinise <BR> 1a2) to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be tried, proved <BR> 1c) (Pual) to make a trial">974</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_974.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 974 -- Occurrence 17 of 29">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bechaneni_974.htm" title="be·cha·Ne·ni,: Try -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">bə-ḥā-nê-nî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Try me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular :: first person common singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to know <BR> 1a1a) to know, learn to know <BR> 1a1b) to perceive <BR> 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern <BR> 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish <BR> 1a1e) to know by experience <BR> 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a1g) to consider <BR> 1a2) to know, be acquainted with <BR> 1a3) to know (a person carnally) <BR> 1a4) to know how, be skilful in <BR> 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed <BR> 1b2) to make oneself known <BR> 1b3) to be perceived <BR> 1b4) to be instructed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to know <BR> 1d) (Poal) to cause to know <BR> 1e) (Pual) <BR> 1e1) to be known <BR> 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare <BR> 1g) (Hophal) to be made known <BR> 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself">3045</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3045 -- Occurrence 564 of 942">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְדַ֣ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veda_3045.htm" title="ve·Da': and know -- Occurrence 4 of 5.">wə-ḏa‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and know</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8312.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8312: 1) disquieting thoughts, thoughts">8312</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8312.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8312 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sarappai_8312.htm" title="sar·'ap·Pai.: my anxious -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">śar-‘ap-pāy.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">my anxieties</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: first person common singular">N-mpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/psalms/139.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/psalms/139.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2713.htm" title="cha·ke·re·ni: Search -- 2713: to search">חָקְרֵ֣נִי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/410.htm" title="el: God -- 410: God, in pl. gods">אֵ֭ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ve·da: and know -- 3045: to know">וְדַ֣ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3824.htm" title="le·va·vi;: my heart -- 3824: inner man, mind, will, heart">לְבָבִ֑י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/974.htm" title="be·cha·ne·ni: Try -- 974: to examine, try">בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ve·da: and know -- 3045: to know">וְדַ֣ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8312.htm" title="sar·'ap·pai.: my anxious -- 8312: disquieting thoughts">שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/psalms/139.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2713.htm" title="chaqar (khaw-kar') -- find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try">Search</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/410.htm" title="'el (ale) -- God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong">me O God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="yada' (yaw-dah') -- acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares">and know</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3824.htm" title="lebab (lay-bawb') -- + bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-)heart((-ed)), midst, mind, X unawares, understanding">my heart</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/974.htm" title="bachan (baw-khan') -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial)">try</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="yada' (yaw-dah') -- acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares">me and know</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8312.htm" title="sar'aph (sar-af') -- thought">my thoughts</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/139.htm">תהילים 139:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/139.htm">תהילים 139:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">חקרני אל ודע לבבי בחנני ודע שרעפי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/139.htm">תהילים 139:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">חקרני אל ודע לבבי בחנני ודע שרעפי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/139.htm">תהילים 139:23 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">חקרני אל ודע לבבי בחנני ודע שרעפי׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/psalms/139-23.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">search me</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 139:1</span> O lord, you have searched me, and known me.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 26:2</span> Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.</a></p><p class="hdg">know</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 8:2,16</span> And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/31-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 31:6</span> Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know my integrity.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 17:3</span> The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Zechariah 13:9</span> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Malachi 3:2,3</span> But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 1:7</span> That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23</a> • <a href="/niv/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23 Bible 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