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Lexicon :: Strong's H983 - beṭaḥ

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בֶּטַח
Transliteration
beṭaḥ
Pronunciation
beh'takh
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Part of Speech
adverb, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 233a

Strong’s Definitions

בֶּטַח beṭach, beh'takh; from H982; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely:—assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H983 in the following manner: safely (17x), safety (9x), carelessly (3x), careless (2x), safe (2x), securely (2x), assurance (1x), boldly (1x), care (1x), confidence (1x), hope (1x), secure (1x), surely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H983 in the following manner: safely (17x), safety (9x), carelessly (3x), careless (2x), safe (2x), securely (2x), assurance (1x), boldly (1x), care (1x), confidence (1x), hope (1x), secure (1x), surely (1x).

  1. security, safety

    adverb

  2. securely

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֶּטַח beṭach, beh'takh; from H982; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely:—assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.
STRONGS H983: Abbreviations
† I. בֶּ֫טַח noun [masculine] security — Genesis 34:25 + 41 times; הַשְׁקֵט וָבֶטַח Isaiah 32:17 quietness and security = בְּהַשְׁקֵט וּבְבִטְחָה Isaiah 30:15 (but probably both infinitives) elsewhere always adverb; — securely, ישׁב לבטח Leviticus 25:18, 19; Leviticus 26:5; Judges 18:7; 1 Kings 5:5; Psalm 4:9; Proverbs 3:29; Isaiah 47:8; Jeremiah 32:37; Jeremiah 49:31; Ezekiel 28:26; Ezekiel 34:25, 28; Ezekiel 38:8, 11, 14; Ezekiel 39:6, 26; Zephaniah 2:15; Zechariah 14:11; ישׁב בטח Deuteronomy 12:10; 1 Samuel 12:11; שׁכן לבטח Deuteronomy 33:12; Psalm 16:9; Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16; שׁכן בטח Deuteronomy 33:28; Proverbs 1:33; (היה) לבטח Job 24:23; Ezekiel 34:27; היה בטח Judges 8:11; הלך לבטח Proverbs 3:23; הלך בטח Proverbs 10:9; שׁכב לבטח Job 11:18; Hosea 2:20; רבץ לבטח Isaiah 14:30; נחה לבטח Psalm 78:53; עבר בטח Micah 2:8; כושׁ בטח Cush (dwelling) securely Ezekiel 30:9 (pregnant construction, strike out בטח Co); וַיָּבאֹוּ עַל הָעִיר בֶּטַח and they came upon the city (dwelling) securely Genesis 34:25 (J).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:25; 34:25

Leviticus

25:18; 25:19; 26:5

Deuteronomy

12:10; 33:12; 33:28

Judges

8:11; 18:7

1 Samuel

12:11

1 Kings

5:5

Job

11:18; 24:23

Psalms

16:9; 78:53

Proverbs

1:33; 3:23; 3:29; 10:9

Isaiah

14:30; 30:15; 32:17; 47:8

Jeremiah

23:6; 32:37; 33:16; 49:31

Ezekiel

28:26; 30:9; 34:25; 34:27; 34:28; 38:8; 38:11; 38:14; 39:6; 39:26

Hosea

2:20

Micah

2:8

Zephaniah

2:15

Zechariah

14:11

H983

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Strong's Number H983 matches the Hebrew בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Symeon and Levi, Dina's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19 - And the land shall yield her increase, and ye shall eat to fulness, and shall dwell securely in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - And your threshing time shall overtake the vintage, and your vintage shall overtake your seed time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full; and ye shall dwell safely upon your land, and war shall not go through your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:10 - And ye shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell safely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 - And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, and God overshadows him always, and he rested between his shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:28 - And Israel shall dwell in confidence alone on the land of Jacob, with corn and wine; and the sky shall be misty with dew upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:11 - And Gedeon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, eastward of Nabai and Jegebal; and he smote the host, and the host was secure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - And the five men went on, and came to Laisa; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one [fn]perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with any one.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:11 - And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and ye dwelt in security.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:23 - When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:8 - (LXX 4:9) I will [fn]both lie down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - (LXX 15:9) Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:53

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:53 - (LXX 77:53) And he guided them with hope, and they feared not: but the sea covered their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:33 - But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in [fn]confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:23 - that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29 - Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:30 - And the poor shall be fed by him, and poor men shall rest in peace: but he shall destroy thy seed with hunger, and shall destroy thy remnant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and the righteous shall be confident for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:8 - But now hear these words, thou luxurious one, who art the one that sits at ease, that is secure, that says in her heart, I am, and there is not another; I shall not sit a widow, neither shall I know bereavement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:6 - In his days both Juda shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell securely: and this is his name, which the Lord shall call him, Josedec among the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:37 - (LXX 39:37) Behold, I will gather them out of every land, where I have scattered them in my anger, and my wrath, and great fury; and I will bring them back into this place, and will cause them to dwell safely:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31 - (LXX 30:26) Rise up, and go up against a nation settled and dwelling at ease, who have no doors, nor bolts, nor bars, who dwell alone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:26 - Yea, they shall dwell upon it safely, and they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and dwell securely, when I shall execute judgment on all that have dishonoured them, even on those that are round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9 - In that day shall messengers go forth hasting to destroy Ethiopia utterly, and there shall be tumult among them in the day of Egypt: for, behold, it comes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:25 - And I will make with David a covenant of peace, and I will utterly destroy evil beasts from off the land; and they shall dwell in the wilderness, and sleep in the forests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - And the trees that are in the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her strength, and they shall dwell in the confidence of peace on their land, and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken their yoke; and I will deliver them out of the hand of those that enslaved them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28 - And they shall no more be a spoil to the nations, and the wild beasts of the land shall no more at all devour them; and they shall dwell safely, and there shall be none to make them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8 - He shall be prepared after many days, and he shall come at the end of years, and shall come to a land that is brought back from the sword, when the people are gathered from many nations against the land of Israel, which was entirely desolate: and he is come forth out of the nations, and they shall all dwell securely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - And thou shalt say, I will go up to the rejected land; I will come upon them that are at ease in tranquillity, and dwelling in peace, all inhabiting a land in which there is no wall, nor bars, nor have they doors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:14 - Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, Thus saith the Lord; Wilt thou not arise in that day, when my people Israel are dwelling securely,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - And I will send a fire upon Gog, and the islands shall be securely inhabited: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - And they shall bear their reproach, and the iniquity which they committed when they dwelt upon their land in peace. Yet there shall be none to terrify them

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:18 - (LXX 2:20) And I will make for them in that day a covenant with the wild beasts of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the reptiles of the earth: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle from off the earth, and will cause thee to dwell safely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:8 - Even beforetime my people withstood him as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope in the conflict of war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart, I am, and there is no longer any to be after me: how is she become desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! every one that passes through her shall hiss, and shake his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:11 - they shall dwell [fn]in the city; and there shall be no more any curse, and Jerusalem shall dwell securely.
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