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Strong's #984 - בֶּטַח

Transliteration

Beṭach

Phonetics

beh'-takh

Origin

the same as (H983)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Betah = "security"
1. the capital of Zobah during the reign of Hadadezer

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

2 Samuel 1

BSB (1)

2 Samuel 1

CSB (1)

2 Samuel 1

ESV (1)

2 Samuel 1

KJV (1)

2 Samuel 1

LEB (1)

2 Samuel 1

LSB (1)

2 Samuel 1

N95 (1)

2 Samuel 1

NAS (1)

2 Samuel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

2 Samuel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. בֶּ֫טַח proper name, of a location city of Hadadezer king of Zobah 2 Samuel 8:8 (but read rather טִבְחַת Song of Solomon 1Chronicles 18:8; ᵐ5 Sm Μασβακ, ᵐ5^L Ματεβακ; ᵐ5 Chronicles Μεταβηχας, ᵐ5^L ταβααθ; compare also We Dr).

II. בטח (√ assumed for following).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בֶּטַח m.

(1) confidence, and adv. confidently, with confident mind, Genesis 34:25.

(2) security, Isaiah 32:17. In other places always לָבֶטַח and בֶּטַח adv.

(a) without danger and fear, safely. יָשַׁב לָבֶטַח, יָשַׁב בֶּטַח, שָׁכַן to dwell safely, 1 Samuel 12:11; Leviticus 25:18, 19 Leviticus 25:19, 26:5 Deuteronomy 33:12.

(b) without fear, securely, Micah 2:8. Sometimes used of one who is in too great security and without caution, Judges 8:11.

(3) [Betah], pr.n. of a town of Syria abounding in brass, situated on the borders of Hadadezer, 2 Samuel 8:8, called in the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 18:8, טִבְחַת.

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List of Word Forms

וּמִבֶּ֥טַח ומבטח ū·mib·be·ṭaḥ umibBetach ūmibbeṭaḥ