Lexicon
בֶּ֫טַח
be.tach
H0983
H:N-M Hebrew

security

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

be.tach denotes a condition of secure dwelling or rest, sometimes describing people who are unguarded and unsuspecting.

The noun chiefly describes a condition in which people dwell, rest, walk, or lie down without threat or fear. It can also characterize a city or people as secure in a way that leaves them unsuspecting or without defenses.

Senses in use

  1. Security in dwelling, rest, and movement · dominant

    The absolute masculine singular noun marks the condition of those who dwell or live on the land: in Deuteronomy 12:10 the APB renders Israel's settlement after rest from enemies as living "in security," and in Ezekiel 34:28 it renders a state in which no one makes them afraid as dwelling "securely." The same condition accompanies lying down in Job 11:18, walking without one's foot striking in Proverbs 3:23, and dwelling in an unwalled setting in Ezekiel 38:11. In contexts of attack or self-confidence, it can describe people as unsuspecting or unguarded, as the APB renders the camp in Judges 8:11 and the unwalled villages in Ezekiel 38:11.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term's clause with "security," "safely," or "securely," especially where people dwell or lie down. It also uses contextual wording such as "unsuspecting" and "boldly" in attack settings; These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed equivalents.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture