Definition
a primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
Traditional renderings: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Traditional renderings: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בָּטַח:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
120 total
- Psalm 62:10תִּבְטְח֣וּ · trustPlace no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Psalm 78:22בָ֝טְח֗וּ · or rely…because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
- Psalm 84:12בֹּטֵ֥חַ · who trustsO LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Psalm 86:2הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ · who trustsPreserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
- Psalm 91:2אֶבְטַח־ · in whom I trustI will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalm 112:7בָּטֻ֥חַ · trustingHe does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
- Psalm 115:8בֹּטֵ֣חַ · trustThose who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Psalm 115:9בְּטַ֣ח · trustO Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Psalm 115:10בִּטְח֣וּ · trustO house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Psalm 115:11בִּטְח֣וּ · trustYou who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Psalm 118:8מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ · than to trustIt is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Psalm 118:9מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ · than to trustIt is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
- Psalm 119:42בָ֝טַחְתִּי · I trustThen I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
- Psalm 125:1הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים · Those who trustA song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Psalm 135:18בֹּטֵ֣חַ · trustThose who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Psalm 143:8בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי · I have put my trustLet me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Psalm 146:3תִּבְטְח֥וּ · your trustPut not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Proverbs 3:5בְּטַ֣ח · TrustTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Proverbs 11:15בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃ · is secureHe who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- Proverbs 11:28בּוֹטֵ֣חַ · He who trustsHe who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- Proverbs 14:16וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃ · is carelessA wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 16:20וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ · is he who trustsWhoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Proverbs 28:1יִבְטָֽח׃ · are as boldThe wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Proverbs 28:25וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ · but he who trustsA greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Proverbs 28:26בּוֹטֵ֣חַ · He who trustsHe who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- Proverbs 29:25וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ · but whoever trustsThe fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Proverbs 31:11בָּ֣טַח · trustsThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
- Isaiah 12:2אֶבְטַ֖ח · I will trustSurely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 26:3בָּטֽוּחַ׃ · he trustsYou will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 26:4בִּטְח֥וּ · TrustTrust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Isaiah 30:12וַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙ · trustingTherefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
- Isaiah 31:1וַיִּבְטְח֨וּ · who trustWoe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Isaiah 32:9בֹּֽטח֔וֹת · you overconfidentStand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
- Isaiah 32:10בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת · O secure onesIn a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
- Isaiah 32:11בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת · you daughters of complacencyShudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
- Isaiah 36:4בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ · is the basisThe Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
- Isaiah 36:5בָטַ֔חְתָּ · trustingYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
- Isaiah 36:6בָטַ֡חְתָּ · you are trusting; הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים · who trustLook now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- Isaiah 36:7בָּטָ֑חְנוּ · We trustBut if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?
- Isaiah 36:9וַתִּבְטַ֤ח · when you dependFor how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
- Isaiah 36:15יַבְטַ֨ח · persuade you to trustDo not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
- Isaiah 37:10בּוֹטֵ֥חַ · trust“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Isaiah 42:17הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים · But those who trustBut those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
- Isaiah 47:10וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י · You were secureYou were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- Isaiah 50:10יִבְטַח֙ · Let him trustWho among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Isaiah 59:4בָּט֤וֹחַ · They relyNo one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 5:17בּוֹטֵ֥חַ · trustThey will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
- Jeremiah 7:4תִּבְטְח֣וּ · trustDo not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
- Jeremiah 7:8בֹּטְחִ֣ים · keep trustingBut look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.