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Strong's H982 בָּטַח (batach)

Batach means “secure” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G982 — biotikos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H982
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 117
Books 16

Strong's H982 Quick Answer

Strong's H982 בָּטַח (batach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. batach (baw-takh') v. 1. (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620) 2. (figuratively) to trust, be confident or sure It has 117 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include trust, but, trusted, trusteth, and secure. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
batach (baw-takh') v. 1. (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620) 2. (figuratively) to trust, be confident or sure
Usage
117 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
trust, but, trusted, trusteth, and secure

Meaning and Definition

batach (baw-takh') v. 1. (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620) 2. (figuratively) to trust, be confident or sure [a primitive root] KJV: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust. See also: H2620

Original Word
בָּטַח
Transliteration
batach
Derivation
Root: בטח
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H982. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to trust

Usage: 1) to trust 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to trust, trust in 1a2) to have confidence, be confident 1a3) to be bold 1a4) to be secure 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to trust, make secure 2) (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

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How Strong's H982 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render batach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

trust 2 Kings 18:21 47× but 2 Kings 18:20 24× trusted Judges 20:36 14× trusteth Job 40:23 11× secure Judges 18:7 trustest 2 Kings 18:19 careless Isaiah 32:9 refuge Psalms 62:8 confident Psalms 27:3 sure Proverbs 11:15 trusting Psalms 112:7

How Strong's H982 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 117 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H982 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H982 in the Old Testament

117 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 28:52 KJV

And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

Judges 9:26 KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 117 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H982.

Deuteronomy 28:52 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Judges 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
Judges 18:7 Old Testament, 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.
Judges 18:10 Old Testament, KJV
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
Judges 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
Judges 20:36 Old Testament, KJV
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
2 Kings 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
2 Kings 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
2 Kings 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
2 Kings 18:21 Old Testament, KJV
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
2 Kings 18:22 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
2 Kings 18:24 Old Testament, KJV
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
2 Kings 18:30 Old Testament, KJV
Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 19:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
1 Chronicles 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
2 Chronicles 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
Job 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Job 11:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
Job 39:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Job 40:23 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
Psalms 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
Psalms 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalms 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Psalms 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
Psalms 25:2 Old Testament, KJV
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psalms 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Psalms 27:3 Old Testament, KJV
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Psalms 28:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 31:6 Old Testament, KJV
I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
Psalms 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
Psalms 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Psalms 33:21 Old Testament, KJV
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Psalms 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalms 37:5 Old Testament, KJV
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalms 40:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Psalms 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms 44:6 Old Testament, KJV
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Psalms 49:6 Old Testament, KJV
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms 52:7 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalms 52:8 Old Testament, KJV
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalms 55:23 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Psalms 56:3 Old Testament, KJV
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalms 56:4 Old Testament, KJV
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalms 56:11 Old Testament, KJV
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Psalms 62:8 Old Testament, KJV
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 62:10 Old Testament, KJV
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Psalms 78:22 Old Testament, KJV
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Psalms 84:12 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Psalms 86:2 Old Testament, KJV
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Psalms 91:2 Old Testament, KJV
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms 112:7 Old Testament, KJV
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Psalms 115:8 Old Testament, KJV
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Psalms 115:9 Old Testament, KJV
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:10 Old Testament, KJV
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:11 Old Testament, KJV
Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Psalms 118:8 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Psalms 118:9 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Psalms 119:42 Old Testament, KJV
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Psalms 125:1 Old Testament, KJV
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalms 135:18 Old Testament, KJV
They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
Psalms 143:8 Old Testament, KJV
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Psalms 146:3 Old Testament, KJV
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Proverbs 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs 11:28 Old Testament, KJV
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Proverbs 14:16 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Proverbs 16:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
Proverbs 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:25 Old Testament, KJV
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Proverbs 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Proverbs 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverbs 31:11 Old Testament, KJV
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Isaiah 12:2 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isaiah 26:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:4 Old Testament, KJV
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 30:12 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
Isaiah 31:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Isaiah 32:9 Old Testament, KJV
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
Isaiah 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Isaiah 32:11 Old Testament, KJV
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Isaiah 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
Isaiah 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Isaiah 36:6 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
Isaiah 36:7 Old Testament, KJV
But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?
Isaiah 36:9 Old Testament, KJV
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Isaiah 36:15 Old Testament, KJV
Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 37:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 42:17 Old Testament, KJV
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isaiah 47:10 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Isaiah 50:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Isaiah 59:4 Old Testament, KJV
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Jeremiah 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Jeremiah 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
Jeremiah 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
Jeremiah 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Jeremiah 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 13:25 Old Testament, KJV
This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Jeremiah 17:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Jeremiah 17:7 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Jeremiah 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 29:31 Old Testament, KJV
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
Jeremiah 39:18 Old Testament, KJV
For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 46:25 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
Jeremiah 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah 49:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
Jeremiah 49:11 Old Testament, KJV
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Ezekiel 16:15 Old Testament, KJV
But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
Ezekiel 33:13 Old Testament, KJV
When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
Hosea 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Amos 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
Micah 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Habakkuk 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Zephaniah 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H982, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 8 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 45 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 10 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 19 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 16 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H982 FAQ

What does batach (בָּטַח) mean?

Batach (Strong's H982) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "secure". batach (baw-takh') v. 1. (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620) 2. (figuratively) to trust, be confident or sure

How many times is batach (בָּטַח) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 117 linked usages for Strong's H982 across 16 books.

Where can I study batach (בָּטַח) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H982 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate batach (בָּטַח)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as trust, but, trusted, trusteth, secure, and trustest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.