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בַּטֻּחוֹת

𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅𐤕

baṭṭuchôwth

H987 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בטח to trust, to feel safe, to rely on, to be confident

Definition

A state or condition of security, safety, or confident assurance, often involving freedom from fear, harm, or danger. The term generally refers to situations where stability and reliability are present, whether socially, militarily, or personally. In context, especially plural, it describes sources or realms of security, such as places, situations, or objects held to provide safety or grounds for confidence.

Semantic Range

states of security, conditions of safety, sources of security, assurances, guarantees of safety, tranquility of circumstance

Root / Etymology

From the root בָּטַח (b-t-ḥ), which means 'to trust, rely upon, feel secure.' The lexical form בַּטֻּחוֹת is the feminine plural noun formation, indicating states or sources of security or assurances of safety, rather than the root's basic action of trusting.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The word בַּטֻּחוֹת appears in poetic or prophetic contexts (notably Micah 2:8), and refers to the security or peaceful conditions that people formerly enjoyed or held claim to, often ironically contrasted with sudden loss or threat. Its usage highlights not abstract trust but tangible circumstances or guarantees of safety—such as one's home, community, or societal order. Related terms include מבטָח (mivtāḥ, H4009), meaning 'trust, confidence, security' as a more abstract or psychological state, and בֶּטַח (betach, H983), referring to 'safety' as a noun. The English 'security' or 'safety' often captures its meaning but can underemphasize the sense of lost or threatened stability present in prophetic rhetoric. During the monarchic period, the term implies a communal or societal sense of security, while later usage in exilic or prophetic settings underscores the precariousness or false assurances of such security. The translation 'security' or 'secure things' captures the basic idea, but historical contexts may require paraphrase for clarity. Later English translations sometimes use 'peaceful ones' or 'tranquilities,' which may lose the concrete sense of grounding in actual conditions of societal or physical safety.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine plural from בָּטַח; security; secure.

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Root Family

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

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4009 מִבְטָח in your refuges
H982 בָּטַח he trusted
H983 בֶּטַח secure confidence
H984 בֶּטַח and from Betach
H985 בִּטְחָה and in confidence

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H987-01 וּֽ֭/בַטֻּחוֹת uvatuchot HC/Ncfpa and securities and securities 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H987-01 Job 12:6 וּֽ֭/בַטֻּחוֹת uvatuchot HC/Ncfpa and securities and securities
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