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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בֶּטַחH983
Pronunciationbeṭaḥ
What does בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ): Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
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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 Itsecurely21×Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:28
in safety8×Leviticus 25:19, Job 11:18, Psalms 4:8, Proverbs 1:33
. . .3×Isaiah 47:8, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 34:28
secure2×Deuteronomy 33:12, Ezekiel 34:27
a sense of security1×Job 24:23
by surprise1×Judges 8:11
confidence1×Isaiah 32:17
from unsuspecting1×Micah 2:8
out of complacency1×Ezekiel 30:9
safely1×Psalms 78:53
the unsuspecting1×Genesis 34:25
trustfully1×Proverbs 3:29
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Genesis 34:25בֶּ֑טַחtothe unsuspectingNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 25:18לָבֶֽטַח׃tosecurelyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 25:19לָבֶ֖טַחtoin safetyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 26:5לָבֶ֖טַחtosecurelyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 12:10בֶּֽטַח׃tosecurelyNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 33:12לָבֶ֖טַחtosecurePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 33:28בֶּ֤טַחtosecurelyNoun - masculine singularJudges 8:11בֶֽטַח׃toby surpriseNoun - masculine singularJudges 18:7לָ֠בֶטַחtosecurelyPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 12:11בֶּֽטַח׃tosecurelyNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 34:25
Aligned rows42
Books represented16
Genesis1Leviticus3Deuteronomy3Judges21 Samuel11 Kings1Job2Psalms3Proverbs4Isaiah3Jeremiah4Ezekiel11Hosea1Micah1Zephaniah1Zechariah1
Source forms
לָבֶ֖טַח8xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥLeviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 33:12, Jeremiah 49:31
לָבֶ֑טַח6xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥJeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 28:26, Ezekiel 34:27
לָבֶֽטַח׃5xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥLeviticus 25:18, Psalms 16:9, Jeremiah 32:37, Hosea 2:18
בֶּ֑טַח4xbe·ṭaḥGenesis 34:25, Proverbs 1:33, Proverbs 10:9, Ezekiel 30:9
לָבֶ֣טַח3xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥProverbs 3:23, Proverbs 3:29, Isaiah 14:30
לָבֶ֔טַח3xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥIsaiah 47:8, Ezekiel 34:25, Zephaniah 2:15
בֶּֽטַח׃2xbe·ṭaḥDeuteronomy 12:10, 1 Samuel 12:11
לָ֭בֶטַח2xlā·ḇe·ṭaḥJob 24:23, Psalms 78:53
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular32xLeviticus 25:18, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 33:12
Noun - masculine singular9xGenesis 34:25, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:28, Judges 8:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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.
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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
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