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בִּטְחָה

𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤄

biṭchâh

H985 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בטח to trust, feel secure, rely upon

Definition

A sense of assurance, confidence, or trust—especially an internal state of feeling secure or unthreatened. In most contexts, 'biṭchâh' refers to the mental or emotional condition of reliance upon someone or something, often conveying wholehearted confidence. The nuance can range from general trust or reliance to a more subjective feeling of safety or optimism about an outcome.

Semantic Range

confidence, trust, feeling of safety, assurance, subjective reliance

Root / Etymology

From the root בָּטַח (בטח), meaning 'to trust, feel secure, rely upon.' 'בִּטְחָה' is the feminine abstract noun formation, indicating the state, quality, or feeling of trust.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בִּטְחָה appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Ezekiel 30:6), standing alongside the more common concrete noun בֶּטַח (beṭaḥ), which also means 'security' or 'confidence,' though בֶּטַח sometimes carries more external implications of safety or circumstance. In contrast, בִּטְחָה emphasizes the inner or affective dimension of trust—an attitude or spirit of confidence rather than a physical state of security. This word occurs chiefly in prophetic or poetic contexts as part of warnings against misplaced confidence. Standard English translations such as 'confidence' or 'trust' adequately reflect the word's sense, though they do not always distinguish it from related terms. In later Hebrew, the root continues to yield similar concepts of emotional assurance, though the distinction between the concrete security (בֶּטַח) and abstract trust (בִּטְחָה) may diminish. The usage is independent of later religious connotations and does not correspond to the notion of 'faith' as found in later religious idioms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of בֶּטַח; trust; confidence.

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Root Family

בטח (b-ṭ-ḥ) — trust, security, reliance

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4009 מִבְטָח in your refuges
H982 בָּטַח he trusted
H983 בֶּטַח secure confidence
H984 בֶּטַח and from Betach
H986 בִּטָּחוֹן confident security

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H985-01 וּ/בְ/בִטְחָ֔ה uvevitechah HC/R/Ncfsa and in trust and in confidence 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H985-01 Isaiah 30:15 וּ/בְ/בִטְחָ֔ה uvevitechah HC/R/Ncfsa and in trust and in confidence
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