בָ֥טְחוּ

𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅

vatechu

they trusted

a primitive root; properly, to hide for refuge (but not so precipitately as חָסָה); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure; be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.

H982

1 Chronicles 5:20 · Word #15

Lexicon H982

Lemmaבָּטַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤈𐤇
Transliterationbâṭach
Strong'sH982
In-contextthey trusted

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H982-33

they trusted, feeling secure

Rootבטח (b-ṭ-ḥ)
Core Meaningssecurity, confidence, trust, reliance, feeling safe
Semantic Rangeto trust, rely on, feel secure, be confident, be bold, live without fear, feel safe from threat
Conceptual Significanceבטח expresses a deep sense of security and reliance, often describing Israel’s proper posture toward יהוה as the true source of safety. It contrasts misplaced trust in human power or idols with covenantal confidence rooted in divine protection and faithfulness.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem (simple active), perfect (completed action), 3rd person common plural. No pronominal suffix. Indicates a past or completed act of trusting or feeling secure.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd common plural form denotes a completed action performed by "they." The rendering "they trusted, feeling secure" preserves the root sense of בטח as a state of confident security or reliance, not mere intellectual belief, while accurately reflecting the plural verbal form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בטח (security, confidence, trust, reliance, feeling safe)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H982-01 batach he trusted securely
H982-02 batachenu we have placed our trust
H982-03 batacheta you placed your trust
H982-04 batacheti I have trusted
H982-05 batechu they felt secure
H982-06 batocha a trusting one
H982-07 batucha securely-trusting one
bemivetachayikhe in your trusts
H983-01 betach security
H986-01 bitachon trust-security
H982-08 bitechekhe your trust-security
H982-09 bitechu you (masculine plural) trusted securely
H982-10 botchot trusting women
H982-11 botecha he who trusts in secure confidence
H982-12 botechim the trusting ones
H982-13 botechot self-secure women
H982-14 evetach I will trust in secure confidence
H986-02 habitachon the trust-security
H982-15 habotecha the one who trusts securely
H982-16 habotechah the trusting woman
H982-17 habotechim the trusting ones
H982-18 hativetach Will you trust in secure confidence?
H982-19 hivetacheta you caused to trust
H983-02 lavetach for security
H982-20 mavetichi you caused me to trust securely
H982-21 mibetocha than trusting
H4009-01 mivetach a trust-refuge
H4009-02 mivetachi my trust-refuge
H4009-03 mivetacho his place of trust
H982-22 tivetachu you (masculine plural) will trust / they (feminine plural) will trust
H982-23 tivetechu you men will trust securely
H982-24 uvatacheta and you will trust securely
H987-01 uvatuchot and places of security
H982-25 uvetach and you trusted
H982-26 uvitechu and you (masculine plural) trusted-securely
H982-27 uvotecha and the one trusting securely
H982-28 vatach he trusted securely
H982-29 vatachah she trusted in secure confidence
H982-30 vatachenu we have trusted in secure confidence
H982-31 vatacheta you trusted securely
H982-32 vatacheti I have trusted
H982-34 vativetach and you trusted securely
H982-35 vativetechi and you felt secure
H982-36 vativetechu and you took refuge in trust
H982-37 vayavetach and he made secure
H982-38 vayivetach and he felt secure in trust
H982-39 vayivetechu and they put their trust
H982-40 vehabotecha and the one who is trusting securely
H982-41 vehabotechim and the trusting ones
H982-42 veyivetechu and they will trust
H982-43 votecha trusting one
H982-44 yavetach let him cause to trust securely
H982-45 yivetach he will trust securely

Word Usage (120 occurrences of H982)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 28:52 בֹּטֵ֥חַ botecha trust
Judges 9:26 וַ/יִּבְטְחוּ vayivetechu and they trusted
Judges 18:7 וּ/בֹטֵ֗חַ uvotecha and confident