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בֶּטַח H983
H983 is the Hebrew word בֶּטַח, transliterated beṭach and said beh'takh. The King James Version most often renders it safely.
What it means
properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely.
Where it comes from
from H982 (בָּטַח).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.
Verses using בֶּטַח
All 29 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 34:25 · KJV
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Deuteronomy 33:12 · KJV
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:28 · KJV
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.
Judges 18:7 · KJV
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
1 Samuel 12:11 · KJV
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
1 Kings 4:25 · KJV
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
Job 24:23 · KJV
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
Psalm 78:53 · KJV
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Proverbs 1:33 · KJV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 3:23 · KJV
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Proverbs 10:9 · KJV
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Isaiah 14:30 · KJV
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 32:17 · KJV
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Isaiah 47:8 · KJV
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 as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Jeremiah 23:6 · KJV
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 33:16 · KJV
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.
Jeremiah 49:31 · KJV
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Ezekiel 28:26 · KJV
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.
Ezekiel 30:9 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 38:11 · KJV
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,
Ezekiel 38:14 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Ezekiel 39:26 · KJV
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.
Micah 2:8 · KJV
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Zephaniah 2:15 · KJV
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 to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Zechariah 14:11 · KJV
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Common questions
What does Strong's H983 mean?
H983 is the Hebrew word בֶּטַח (beṭach), meaning properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely.
How is H983 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it safely (13 times), safety (4 times), carelessly (3 times), safe (2 times), boldly (1 time), among others.
How many times does H983 appear in the Bible?
בֶּטַח (beṭach) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H983 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H982 (בָּטַח).
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