3984 - peira

Strong's Concordance

Original word: πεῖρα
Transliteration: peira
Definition (short): attempted
Definition (full): a trial, an experiment

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: a trial, an experiment
NASB Translation: attempted* (1), experienced* (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From the base of peran (through the idea of piercing); a test, i.e. Attempt, experience -- assaying, trial.

see GREEK peran

References

Strong's 3984: 1 Occurrences
KJV: By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
NASB: By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.