וַֽ/תִּבְטְחוּ֙
𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅
vativetechu
and trust
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.
Isaiah 30:12 · Word #10
Lexicon H982
| Lemma | בָּטַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤈𐤇 |
| Transliteration | bâṭach |
| Strong's | H982 |
| In-context | and trust |
Morphology HC/Vqw2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H982-36
and you took refuge in trust
| Root | בטח (b-ṭ-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | security, confidence, trust, reliance, taking refuge |
| Semantic Range | to trust, rely on, feel secure, be confident, take refuge, feel safe, be unsuspecting or careless (from a sense of security) |
| Conceptual Significance | בָּטַח expresses covenantal reliance—placing one’s security in YHWH rather than in human strength, alliances, or idols. It conveys not mere intellectual belief but an embodied sense of safety and confidence grounded in relationship and protection. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 2nd masculine plural of בָּטַח; sequential past narrative form, addressing a masculine plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal wayyiqtol, 2nd person masculine plural, indicating a completed past action: "and you (masc. pl.) trusted." Rendering it as "took refuge in trust" preserves the root sense of seeking security or confidence while reflecting the plural addressees and the simple active stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בטח (security, confidence, trust, reliance, taking refuge)
| 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 |
H4009-01 |
bemivetachayikhe | in your trusts |
|
betach | security |
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 |
H4009-02 |
mivetach | a trust-refuge |
H4009-03 |
mivetachi | my trust-refuge |
|
mivetachim | trust-refuges |
H4009-04 |
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 |
H982-33 |
vatechu | they trusted, feeling secure |
H982-34 |
vativetach | and you trusted securely |
H982-35 |
vativetechi | and you felt secure |
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 |