--- title: בָּטַח — trust · The Tanakh dictionary description: בָּטַח (982), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 118 times: trust. BDB 1906: vb. trust ii. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/982.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/) / [ב](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1489-2.md)‎ / בָּטַח‎ # בָּטַח «בָּטַח» in the Tanakh dictionary: **trust** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers. **Used:** 118 times · **Key:** 982 · **BDB:** בָּטַח ### Glosses trust (13); they.trusted (7); I.have.trusted (5) ### Meaning (OSHB) trust [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/982/#m1) ### Meaning (BDB 1906) vb. trust ii. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/982/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. trust (cf. Arabic بَطَحَ to throw one down upon his face Thes, اِنْبَطَحَ lie extended on the ground, ‘se reposer sur quelqu’un’ Fl MV)— Pf. בָּטַח ψ 28:7 + 35 times; Impf. יִבְטַח Jb 40:23 + 27 times; Imv. בְּטַח ψ 37:3 + 8 times; Inf. abs. בָּטוֹחַ Is 59:4, cstr. בְּטֹחַ ψ 118:8 + 2 times; Pt. בֹּטֵחַ ψ 21:8 + 35 times; pass. בָּטוּחַ ψ 112:7 Is 26:3. i. trust. abs. Is 12:2. with cogn. acc. מה הבטחון הזה אשׁר בטחת what is this trust that thou dost trust? 2 K 18:19 = Is 36:4. with בְּ trust in— God 2 K 18:5; 19:10 1 Ch 5:20 ψ 9:11; 21:8; 22:5, 6; 25:2; 26:1; 28:7; 32:10; 37:3; 40:4; 55:24; 56:5, 12; 62:9; 84:13; 91:2; 112:7; 115:9, 10, 11; 125:1; 143:8 Pr 16:20; 29:25 Is 26:3, 4; 37:10 Je 17:7; 39:18 Zp 3:2. persons Ju 9:26 ψ 41:10; 118:8, 9; 146:3 Pr 31:11 Je 17:5; 46:25 Mi 7:5. things Dt 28:52 Jb 39:11 ψ 27:3; 44:7; 52:9; 62:11; 115:8; 135:18 Pr 11:28; 28:26 Is 30:12; 42:17; 47:10 Je 5:17; 7:14; 12:5; 13:25; 48:7; 49:4 Ez 16:15 Ho 10:13 Am 6:1. in the name of God ψ 33:21 Is 50:10; mercy of God ψ 13:6; 52:10; word of God ψ 119:42; salvation of God ψ 78:22. with עַל, trust or rely upon— God ψ 31:15; 37:5 Pr 28:25 Je 49:11. persons 2 K 18:20, 21, 24 = Is 36:5, 6, 9, Je 9:3. things 2 K 18:21 = Is 36:6 2 Ch 32:10, ψ 49:7 Is 31:1; 59:4 Ez 33:13 Hb 2:18. with אֶל trust to— God 2 K 18:22 (= Is 36:7) ψ 4:6; 31:7; 56:4; 86:2 Pr 3:5. persons Ju 20:36. things Je 7:4 (= על דבר 7:8). ii. be confident Jb 6:20; 40:23 Pr 14:16; צַדִּיקִים כִּכְפִיר יִבְטַח the righteous are bold as a lion Pr 28:1; secure Jb 11:18 Pr 11:15; עַם בֹּטֵחַ a people secure Ju 18:7, 10, 27; בָּנוֹת בֹּטְחוֹת careless daughters, (women) Is 32:9 cf. v 10, 11. Pf. הִבְטַחְתָּ Je 28:15; Impf. יַבְטַח Is 36:15 + 2 times; Pt. מַבְטִיחִי ψ 22:10; cause to trust, make secure, abs. ψ 22:10; with עַל Je 28:15; 29:31; with אֶל 2 K 18:30 = Is 36:15. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 115 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «בָּטַח» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/982/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Psalms 56:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.4/) י֥וֹם אִירָ֑א אֲ֝נִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃ *Word for word:* a.day \[when\].I.will.fear I to you I.will.trust *JPS 1917:* In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. [Psalms 4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.4.6/) זִבְח֥וּ זִבְחֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וּ֝בִטְח֗וּ אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ *Word for word:* sacrifice sacrifices of.righteousness and trust to Yahweh *JPS 1917:* Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. - ← previous: [בטא](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/981.md) - next →: [בֶּטַח](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/983.md) - ↑ back to [ב](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1489-2.md)