[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tried.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / tried [← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/T/) # tried «tried» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Past of «try»: made an effort to do something (I tried to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (past tense and past participle of try: try, tries, tried, trying); adjective (tried and tested) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Past of «try»: made an effort to do something (I tried to lift the box). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#m1) 2) Tested or tasted something to see what it is like (I tried sushi). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#m2) 3) Put on clothes to see if they fit (She tried on the shoes). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#m3) 4) Judged a person in a law court (He was tried for theft). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#m4) 5) Tried and tested / tried and true: proven to work well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms, Israel "tried God" in the desert by asking for food, and God's word is said to be "tried to the uttermost", proven like refined metal. Interpretation: Tradition reads the testing at Massah as a lack of trust, asking "Is the LORD among us or not?", which later teachers warn against. In the primary lessons: At school effort matters: «I tried my best» and «Have you tried another way?» show a growth mindset. In maths, «I tried 5 and it was too small, so I tried 6» is trial and improvement. In science you try ideas and test them. In stories, characters try and fail before they succeed. Phrases: tried to, tried on, tried out, tried my best, tried and tested. ### examples - Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah. (Torah DEU.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x1) - And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: 'Is the LORD among us, or not?' (Torah EXO.17.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x2) - But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert. (Writings PSA.106.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x3) - Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it. (Writings PSA.119.140, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x4) - And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving. (Writings PSA.78.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x5) - I tried to lift the box, but it was too heavy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x6) - Have you tried the new ice cream flavour? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x7) - She tried on three dresses before choosing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x8) - We tried 4 × 6, but the answer was too small, so we tried 4 × 7. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x9) - He tried his best, and that's what matters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x10) - They tried out for the football team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x11) - This is a tried and tested recipe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x12) - Michael had tried on his spectacles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x13) ### note Spelling: try → tried, tries (y changes to i), but trying keeps the y. «Tried to do» = made an effort; «tried doing» = did it as a test to see if it helps. ### In the corpora - [Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.211/) - [Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1068/) - [The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.152/) - [For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1069/) - [And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1345/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «tried» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.