Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H983

Strong's H983 · Hebrew

בֶּטַח

beṭach · /beh'takh/

Number
H983
Language
Hebrew
Original word
בֶּטַח
Transliteration
beṭach
Pronunciation
beh'takh
KJV occurrences
40 verses

Definition

properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely

KJV: assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.

Root / derivation: from H982 (בָּטַח);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בֶּטַח across 40 verses.

safely16×
safety9×
carelessly3×
careless2×
safe2×
securely2×
assurance1×
boldly1×
care1×
confidence1×
hope1×
secure1×
surely1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

40 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Leviticus3 verses
Deuteronomy3 verses
Judges2 verses
1 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings1 verse
Job2 verses
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs4 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Jeremiah4 verses
Ezekiel10 verses
Ezekiel 28:26

And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. safely: or, with confidence despise: or, spoil

Ezekiel 30:9

In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

Ezekiel 34:25

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

Ezekiel 34:27

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

Ezekiel 34:28

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

Ezekiel 38:8

After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.

Ezekiel 38:11

And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, safely: or, confidently

Ezekiel 38:14

Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

Ezekiel 39:6

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. carelessly: or, confidently

Ezekiel 39:26

After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

Hosea1 verse
Micah1 verse
Zephaniah1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H983 (beṭach) mean?

properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely

How many times does H983 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H983 (בֶּטַח) appears in 40 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “safely.”

How is beṭach translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H983 is rendered as “safely” (16×), “safety” (9×), “carelessly” (3×), “careless” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word בֶּטַח come from?

from H982 (בָּטַח);