Bâṭach — H982

H982 · Hebrew — בטח

Pronunciation: baw-takh'

Definition

verb

figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

  1. to trust
    1. (Qal)
      1. to trust, trust in
      2. to have confidence, be confident
      3. to be bold
      4. to be secure
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to cause to trust, make secure
  2. (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

Usually translated as

trust, put confidence, be bold, careless, hope

Origin

a primitive root; properly, to hide for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bâṭach occurs 120 times in 117 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Judges (5), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (4), Psalms (45), Proverbs (10), Isaiah (19), Jeremiah (16), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B