Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:40 · retained source text
Let vs search and try our waies, and turne againe to the LORD.
KJV dictionary & concordance
try
Meaning of “try”
Sense 1: To examine, test, prove, search, or discern. Sense 2: To refine or prove by fire so that quality is made manifest.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses12 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Judges 7:4
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Judges1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To examine or make experiment on; to prove by a test; to search carefully; to act upon as a test; or to purify and refine.