בָּ֣טַח
𐤁𐤈𐤇
batach
trusts
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
Proverbs 31:11 · Word #1
Lexicon H982
| Lemma | בָּטַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤈𐤇 |
| Transliteration | bâṭach |
| Strong's | H982 |
| In-context | trusts |
Morphology HVqp3ms
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 | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H982-01
he trusted securely
| Root | בטח (b-ṭ-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | security, confidence, trust, reliance, feeling safe |
| Semantic Range | to trust, rely upon, feel secure, be confident, live in safety, be bold from a sense of security |
| Conceptual Significance | בטח expresses covenantal confidence—resting securely in God, alliances, or circumstances. In biblical theology it often contrasts true security in יהוה with false confidence in human strength, wealth, or idols, highlighting the source of genuine safety. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. Denotes a completed or settled act of trusting or feeling secure. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes a completed action performed by "he." The rendering "he trusted securely" preserves the root sense of feeling safe or secure while actively placing confidence, reflecting both the emotional security and relational trust inherent in בטח. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בטח (security, confidence, trust, reliance, feeling safe)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
H982-33 |
vatechu | they trusted, feeling secure |
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 |