בֶּטַח betach
Hebrew word for “security” · Strong’s H983 · used 42 times in 41 verses
Meaning
1) security, safety; adv; 2) securely
How it is translated
Glosses given for betach in context, with how often each is used:
- security 42
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Leviticus | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Judges | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 4 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 34 (3), Ezekiel 38 (3), Leviticus 25 (2), Deuteronomy 33 (2), Proverbs 3 (2), Ezekiel 39 (2), Genesis 34 (1), Leviticus 26 (1), Deuteronomy 12 (1), Judges 8 (1)
Forms
- לבטח 32
- בטח 9
- ובטח 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with betach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 22
- שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 8
- בָּדָד badad “isolation” 3
- יָדַע yada “to know” 6
- חָרַד charad “to tremble” 3
- שָׁקַט shaqat “to quiet” 3
- הֶם hem “them” 6
- אֹיֵב oyev “enemy” 4
- אֲנִי ani “I” 5
- שֹׂבַע sova “satiety” 2
- חַי chay “alive” 4
- עוֹד od “still” 4
Key verses
The verses using betach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 33:28 — Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
- Psalms 16:9 — Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- Isaiah 32:17 — And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
- Isaiah 47:8 — Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit…
- Jeremiah 23:6 — In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
- Jeremiah 32:37 — Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto…
- Jeremiah 33:16 — In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Hosea 2:18 — And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I…
- Zephaniah 2:15 — This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.