Hebrew · H982, G3982 · unreviewed

בּוֹטֵחַ

Properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620 ); figuratively, to trust , be confident or sure · to persuade

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בָּטַח H982 properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620 ); figuratively, to trust , be confident or sure

Pronunciation bāṭaḥ

Trust grounded in taking secure refuge; confidence born from finding safe shelter in God's protection.

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πείθω G3982 to persuade

Pronunciation peíthō

To persuade by winning confidence; passive sense emphasizes resulting belief and obedience to persuasion received.

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What does בּוֹטֵחַ (boteach) mean in the Bible?

בָּטַח · πείθω is a Hebrew word meaning "to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in".

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Meaning

to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 81×

Perfect Ps 13:6 · Ps 25:2 · Ps 26:1 · Ps 31:7 · Ps 31:15 · Ps 41:10 · Ps 52:10 · Ps 56:5 · Ps 56:12 · Ps 119:42 · Ps 143:8 · 2Kgs 18:19 · 2Kgs 18:20 · 2Kgs 18:21 · Hos 10:13 · Isa 36:4 35×

Participle active 2Chr 32:10 · 2Kgs 19:10 · Deut 28:52 · Isa 32:9 · Isa 32:10 · Isa 32:11 · Isa 37:10 · Jer 5:17 · Jer 7:8 · Jer 7:14 · Jer 12:5 · Judg 18:10 · Prov 11:15 · Prov 11:28 · Prov 28:26 · Ps 21:8 20×

Imperfect Isa 12:2 · Ps 44:7 · Ps 55:24 · Ps 56:4 · Ps 91:2 · Isa 50:10 · Jer 17:5 · Jer 17:7 · Job 40:23 · Prov 28:1 10×

Sequential imperfect Isa 26:4 · Ps 62:9 · Ps 115:10 · Ps 115:11 · Prov 3:5 · Ps 37:3 · Ps 115:9 7×

Jussive Jer 7:4 · Jer 9:3 · Mic 7:5 · Ps 62:11 · Ps 146:3 · Jer 49:11 6×

Participle passive Isa 26:3 · Ps 112:7 2×

Infinitive absolute Isa 59:4 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×

Jussive 2Kgs 18:30 · Isa 36:15 2×

Perfect Jer 28:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 84 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 36 Participle 20 Imperfect 18 Imperative 7 Participle passive 2 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 81 Hiphil 3

Mood

Indicative 36 Jussive 8 Imperative 7 Indicative/cohortative 5 Indicative/jussive 5

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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