What does בֶּטַח · πεποίθησις mean in the Bible?
בֶּטַח · πεποίθησις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "safety, confidence, peaceful stability".
Hebrew · H983, G4006
בֶּטַח
Properly, a place of refuge ; abstract, safety , both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely · reliance
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בֶּטַח H983 properly, a place of refuge ; abstract, safety , both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
Pronunciation beṭaḥ
Security rooted in concrete refuge; spans objective safety and subjective trust simultaneously.
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πεποίθησις G4006 reliance
Pronunciation pepoíthēsis
Confidence grounded in persuasion or assurance; firm reliance on something or someone trustworthy.
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What does בֶּטַח (betach) mean in the Bible?
בֶּטַח · πεποίθησις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "safety, confidence, peaceful stability".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H983, G4006?
H983, G4006 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. safety, confidence, peaceful stability
Strong's H983, G4006
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Source Gloss
safety, confidence, peaceful stability
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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