What does בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ): Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
Hebrew · H983
בֶּטַח
Properly, a place of refuge ; abstract, safety , both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
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בֶּטַח H983
Pronunciation beṭaḥ
What does בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ): Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
Full entry for בֶּטַח (H983) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H983?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include securely (21), in safety (8), . . . (3), secure (2), a sense of security (1).
Where does בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 34:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (11), Jeremiah (4), Proverbs (4), Deuteronomy (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It securely 21× Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:28
in safety 8× Leviticus 25:19, Job 11:18, Psalms 4:8, Proverbs 1:33
. . . 3× Isaiah 47:8, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 34:28
secure 2× Deuteronomy 33:12, Ezekiel 34:27
a sense of security 1× Job 24:23
by surprise 1× Judges 8:11
confidence 1× Isaiah 32:17
from unsuspecting 1× Micah 2:8
out of complacency 1× Ezekiel 30:9
safely 1× Psalms 78:53
the unsuspecting 1× Genesis 34:25
trustfully 1× Proverbs 3:29
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 34:25 בֶּ֑טַח to the unsuspecting Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:18 לָבֶֽטַח׃ to securely Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:19 לָבֶ֖טַח to in safety Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:5 לָבֶ֖טַח to securely Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 12:10 בֶּֽטַח׃ to securely Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:12 לָבֶ֖טַח to secure Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:28 בֶּ֤טַח to securely Noun - masculine singular Judges 8:11 בֶֽטַח׃ to by surprise Noun - masculine singular Judges 18:7 לָ֠בֶטַח to securely Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 12:11 בֶּֽטַח׃ to securely Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 34:25
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 16
Genesis 1 Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 3 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 11 Hosea 1 Micah 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
לָבֶ֖טַח 8x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 33:12, Jeremiah 49:31
לָבֶ֑טַח 6x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 28:26, Ezekiel 34:27
לָבֶֽטַח׃ 5x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Leviticus 25:18, Psalms 16:9, Jeremiah 32:37, Hosea 2:18
בֶּ֑טַח 4x be·ṭaḥ Genesis 34:25, Proverbs 1:33, Proverbs 10:9, Ezekiel 30:9
לָבֶ֣טַח 3x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Proverbs 3:23, Proverbs 3:29, Isaiah 14:30
לָבֶ֔טַח 3x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Isaiah 47:8, Ezekiel 34:25, Zephaniah 2:15
בֶּֽטַח׃ 2x be·ṭaḥ Deuteronomy 12:10, 1 Samuel 12:11
לָ֭בֶטַח 2x lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Job 24:23, Psalms 78:53
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 32x Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 33:12
Noun - masculine singular 9x Genesis 34:25, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:28, Judges 8:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 32:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
Source Gloss
properly, a place of refuge ; abstract, safety , both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely BDB: security Usage: assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Safety or confidence.
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Word Origins
בֶּטַח is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes Babylon’s misplaced trust. Isaiah 47:8-11
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain