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Lexicon :: Strong's H982 - bāṭaḥ

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בָּטַח
Transliteration
bāṭaḥ
Pronunciation
baw-takh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 233

Strong’s Definitions

בָּטַח bâṭach, baw-takh'; a primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure:—be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x

The KJV translates Strong's H982 in the following manner: trust (103x), confidence (4x), secure (4x), confident (2x), bold (1x), careless (1x), hope (1x), hoped (1x), ones (1x), sure (1x), women (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 120x
The KJV translates Strong's H982 in the following manner: trust (103x), confidence (4x), secure (4x), confident (2x), bold (1x), careless (1x), hope (1x), hoped (1x), ones (1x), sure (1x), women (1x).

  1. to trust

    1. (Qal)

      1. to trust, trust in

      2. to have confidence, be confident

      3. to be bold

      4. to be secure

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to trust, make secure

  2. (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּטַח bâṭach, baw-takh'; a primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure:—be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
STRONGS H982: Abbreviations
† I. בָּטַח verb trust (compare Arabic bdb010501 to throw one down upon his face Thes, bdb010502 lie extended on the ground, 'se reposer sur quelqu' un' Fl MV) —
Qal Perfect בָּטַח Psalm 28:7 + 35 times; Imperfect יִבְּטַח Job 40:23 + 27 times; Imperative בְּטַח Psalm 37:3 + 8 times; Infinitive abs בָּטוֺחַ Isaiah 59:4, construct בְּטֹחַ Psalm 118:8 + 2 times; Participle בֹּטֵחַ Psalm 21:8 + 35 times; passive בָּטוּחַ Psalm 112:7; Isaiah 26:3.
I. trust.
1. absolute Isaiah 12:2.
2. with cognate accusative מה הבטחון הזה אשׁר בטחת what is this trust that thou dost trust ? 2 Kings 18:19 = Isaiah 36:4.
3. with בְּ trust in —
a. God 2 Kings 18:5; 2 Kings 19:10; 1 Chronicles 5:20; Psalm 9:11; Psalm 21:8; Psalm 22:5; Psalm 22:6; Psalm 25:2; Psalm 26:1; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 37:3; Psalm 40:4; Psalm 55:24; Psalm 56:5; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 62:9; Psalm 84:13; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 112:7; Psalm 115:9; Psalm 115:10; Psalm 115:11; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 143:8; Proverbs 16:20; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 26:3, 4; Isaiah 37:10; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 39:18; Zephaniah 3:2.
b. persons Judges 9:26; Psalm 41:10; Psalm 118:8; Psalm 118:9; Psalm 146:3; Proverbs 31:11; Jeremiah 17:5; Jeremiah 46:25; Micah 7:5.
c. things Deuteronomy 28:32; Job 39:11; Psalm 27:3; Psalm 44:7; Psalm 52:9; Psalm 62:11; Psalm 115:8; Psalm 135:18; Proverbs 11:28; Proverbs 28:26; Isaiah 30:12; Isaiah 42:17; Isaiah 47:10; Jeremiah 5:17; Jeremiah 7:14; Jeremiah 12:5; Jeremiah 13:25; Jeremiah 48:7; Jeremiah 49:4; Ezekiel 16:15; Hosea 10:13; Amos 6:1.
d. in the name of God, Psalm 33:21; Isaiah 5:10; mercy of God Psalm 13:6; Psalm 52:10 [Psalm 52:8]; word of God Psalm 119:42; salvation of God Psalm 78:22.
4. with עַל, trust or rely upon —
a. God Psalm 31:15; Psalm 37:5; Proverbs 28:25; Jeremiah 49:11.
b. persons 2 Kings 18:20, 21, 24 = Isaiah 36:5; Isaiah 36:6; Isaiah 36:9; Jeremiah 9:3.
c. things 2 Kings 18:21 = Isaiah 36:6; 2 Chronicles 32:10; Psalm 49:7; Isaiah 31:1; Isaiah 59:4; Ezekiel 33:13; Habakkuk 2:18.
5. with אֶל trust to —
a. God 2 Kings 18:22 (= Isaiah 36:7) Psalm 4:6; Psalm 31:7; Psalm 56:4; Psalm 86:2; Proverbs 3:5.
b. persons Judges 20:36.
c. things Jeremiah 7:4 (= על דבר Jeremiah 7:8).
II. be confident Job 6:20; Job 40:23; Proverbs 14:16; צַדִּיקִים כִּכְפִיר יִבְטַח the righteous are bold as a lion Proverbs 28:1; secure Job 11:18; Proverbs 11:15; עַם בֹּטֵחַ a people secure Judges 18:7, 10, 27; בָּנוֺת בֹּטְחוֺת careless daughters,, (women) Isaiah 32:9 compare Isaiah 32:10; Isaiah 32:11.
Hiph. Perfect הִבְטַחְתָּ Jeremiah 28:15; Imperfect יַבְטַח Isaiah 36:15 + 2 times; Participle מַבְטִיחִי Psalm 22:10; cause to trust, make secure, absolute Psalm 22:10; with עַל Jeremiah 28:15; Jeremiah 29:31; with אֶל 2 Kings 18:30 = Isaiah 36:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

28:32

Judges

9:26; 18:7; 18:10; 18:27; 20:36

2 Kings

18:5; 18:19; 18:20; 18:21; 18:21; 18:22; 18:24; 18:30; 19:10

1 Chronicles

5:20

2 Chronicles

32:10

Job

6:20; 11:18; 39:11; 40:23; 40:23

Psalms

4:6; 9:11; 13:6; 21:8; 21:8; 22:5; 22:6; 22:10; 22:10; 25:2; 26:1; 27:3; 28:7; 28:7; 31:7; 31:15; 32:10; 33:21; 37:3; 37:3; 37:5; 40:4; 41:10; 44:7; 49:7; 52:8; 52:9; 56:4; 56:5; 56:12; 62:9; 62:11; 78:22; 86:2; 91:2; 112:7; 112:7; 115:8; 115:9; 115:10; 115:11; 118:8; 118:8; 118:9; 119:42; 125:1; 135:18; 143:8; 146:3

Proverbs

3:5; 11:15; 11:28; 14:16; 16:20; 28:1; 28:25; 28:26; 29:25; 31:11

Isaiah

5:10; 12:2; 26:3; 26:3; 26:4; 30:12; 31:1; 32:9; 32:10; 32:11; 36:4; 36:5; 36:6; 36:6; 36:7; 36:9; 36:15; 36:15; 37:10; 42:17; 47:10; 59:4; 59:4

Jeremiah

5:17; 7:4; 7:8; 7:14; 9:3; 12:5; 13:25; 17:5; 17:7; 28:15; 28:15; 29:31; 39:18; 46:25; 48:7; 49:4; 49:11

Ezekiel

16:15; 33:13

Hosea

10:13

Amos

6:1

Micah

7:5

Habakkuk

2:18

Zephaniah

3:2

H982

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Strong's Number H982 matches the Hebrew בָּטַח (bāṭaḥ),
which occurs 120 times in 117 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Deu 28:52–Psa 78:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:52

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:52 - “They shall besiege you in all your towns, until your high and fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down throughout all your land. And they shall besiege you in all your towns throughout all your land, which the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26 - And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking[fn] nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:10 - As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:36 - So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:5 - He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:19 - And the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:20 - Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Behold, you are trusting now in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22 - But if you say to me, “We trust in the LORD our God,” is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem”?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:24 - How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:30 - Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:10 - “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - And when they prevailed[fn] over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They are ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and take your rest in security.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:11 - Will you depend on him because his strength is great,
and will you leave to him your labor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:23 - Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Offer right sacrifices,
and put your trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:10 - And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:5 - But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king trusts in the LORD,
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:4 - In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - To you they cried and were rescued;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:9 - Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:2 - O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:1 - Of David.
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:3 - Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet[fn] I will be confident.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate[fn] those who pay regard to worthless idols,
but I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:14 - But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:21 - For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:5 - Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:3 - He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:9 - Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:6 - For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:6 - those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:8 - But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, O God, will cast them down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:3 - When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:4 - In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:11 - in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:10 - Put no trust in extortion;
set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:22 - because they did not believe in God
and did not trust his saving power.

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2. LOAD PAGE 2 Psa 84:12–Jer 12:5

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Jer 13:25–Zep 3:2

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