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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 Box Gen 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came upon the city unawares, and killed all the males.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - "Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and perform them; so you will dwell in the land securely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19 - The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell in it securely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - And your threshing shall last to the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last to the time for sowing; and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land securely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:10 - But when you go over the Jordan, and live in the land which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you live in safety,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 - Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the LORD, he dwells in safety by him; he encompasses him all the day long, and makes his dwelling between his shoulders."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:28 - So Israel dwelt in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:11 - And Gideon went up by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jog'behah, and attacked the army; for the army was off its guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - Then the five men departed, and came to La'ish, and saw the people who were there, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sido'nians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth, and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sido'nians and had no dealings with any one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:11 - And the LORD sent Jerubba'al and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:25 - And Judah and Israel dwelt in safety, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - And you will have confidence, because there is hope; you will be protected and take your rest in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:23 - He gives them security, and they are supported; and his eyes are upon their ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:8 - In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:53

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:53 - He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:33 - but he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:23 - Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:29 - Do not plan evil against your neighbor who dwells trustingly beside you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:30 - And the first-born of the poor will feed, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant I will slay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:17 - And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:8 - Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children":

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:6 - In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:37 - Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:16 - In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31 - "Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, says the LORD, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:26 - And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9 - "On that day swift messengers shall go forth from me to terrify the unsuspecting Ethiopians; and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, lo, it comes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:25 - "I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:27 - And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28 - They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them; they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8 - After many days you will be mustered; in the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land where people were gathered from many nations upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste; its people were brought out from the nations and now dwell securely, all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:11 - and say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates';

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:14 - "Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, you will bestir yourself

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - They shall forget their shame, and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:18 - And I will make for you a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:8 - But you rise against my people as an enemy; you strip the robe from the peaceful, from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the exultant city that dwelt secure, that said to herself, "I am and there is none else." What a desolation she has become, a lair for wild beasts! Every one who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:11 - And it shall be inhabited, for there shall be no more curse; Jerusalem shall dwell in security.
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