What does בָּטַח · πείθω mean in the Bible?
בָּטַח · πείθω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in".
Hebrew · H982, G3982
בּוֹטֵחַ
Properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620 ); figuratively, to trust , be confident or sure · to persuade
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בָּטַח H982 properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620 ); figuratively, to trust , be confident or sure
Pronunciation bāṭaḥ
Trust grounded in taking secure refuge; confidence born from finding safe shelter in God's protection.
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πείθω G3982 to persuade
Pronunciation peíthō
To persuade by winning confidence; passive sense emphasizes resulting belief and obedience to persuasion received.
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What does בּוֹטֵחַ (boteach) mean in the Bible?
בָּטַח · πείθω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H982, G3982?
H982, G3982 is connected to 120 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in
Source Gloss
to rely upon, feel secure in, place confidence in
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 84
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 81×
Perfect Ps 13:6 · Ps 25:2 · Ps 26:1 · Ps 31:7 · Ps 31:15 · Ps 41:10 · Ps 52:10 · Ps 56:5 · Ps 56:12 · Ps 119:42 · Ps 143:8 · 2Kgs 18:19 · 2Kgs 18:20 · 2Kgs 18:21 · Hos 10:13 · Isa 36:4 35×
Participle active 2Chr 32:10 · 2Kgs 19:10 · Deut 28:52 · Isa 32:9 · Isa 32:10 · Isa 32:11 · Isa 37:10 · Jer 5:17 · Jer 7:8 · Jer 7:14 · Jer 12:5 · Judg 18:10 · Prov 11:15 · Prov 11:28 · Prov 28:26 · Ps 21:8 20×
Imperfect Isa 12:2 · Ps 44:7 · Ps 55:24 · Ps 56:4 · Ps 91:2 · Isa 50:10 · Jer 17:5 · Jer 17:7 · Job 40:23 · Prov 28:1 10×
Sequential imperfect Isa 26:4 · Ps 62:9 · Ps 115:10 · Ps 115:11 · Prov 3:5 · Ps 37:3 · Ps 115:9 7×
Jussive Jer 7:4 · Jer 9:3 · Mic 7:5 · Ps 62:11 · Ps 146:3 · Jer 49:11 6×
Participle passive Isa 26:3 · Ps 112:7 2×
Infinitive absolute Isa 59:4 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Jussive 2Kgs 18:30 · Isa 36:15 2×
Perfect Jer 28:15 1×
Word Origins
בּוֹטֵחַ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain