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Strong's H983 בֶּטַח (betach)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G983 — blaberos (“hurtful”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H983
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 41
Books 16

Strong's H983 Quick Answer

Strong's H983 בֶּטַח (betach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. betach (beh'takh) n-m. 1. (properly) a place of refuge 2. (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust) It has 41 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include safety and place. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
betach (beh'takh) n-m. 1. (properly) a place of refuge 2. (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust)
Usage
41 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
safety and place

Meaning and Definition

betach (beh'takh) n-m. 1. (properly) a place of refuge 2. (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust) 3. (often, adverb with or without preposition) safely [from H982] KJV: assurance, boldly, (without) care(- less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely. Root(s): H982

Original Word
בֶּטַח
Transliteration
betach
Derivation
Root: בטח First root strongs: 982
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H983. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H983 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render betach, 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.

safety Leviticus 25:18 place Jeremiah 32:37

How Strong's H983 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 41 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H983 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 H983 in the Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 34:25 KJV

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Leviticus 25:18 KJV

Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

Leviticus 25:19 KJV

And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

Usage Excerpts

First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H983.

Genesis 34:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Leviticus 25:18 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
Leviticus 25:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
Leviticus 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
Deuteronomy 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Deuteronomy 33:12 Old Testament, KJV
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:28 Old Testament, KJV
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Judges 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.
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.
1 Samuel 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
1 Kings 4:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
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 24:23 Old Testament, KJV
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
Psalms 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalms 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Psalms 78:53 Old Testament, KJV
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Proverbs 1:33 Old Testament, KJV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Proverbs 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Proverbs 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Isaiah 14:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 32:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Isaiah 47:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Jeremiah 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah 32:37 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
Jeremiah 33:16 Old Testament, KJV
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Jeremiah 49:31 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Ezekiel 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
Ezekiel 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Ezekiel 34:25 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Ezekiel 34:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
Ezekiel 34:28 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
Ezekiel 38:8 Old Testament, KJV
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
Ezekiel 38:11 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
Ezekiel 38:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
Ezekiel 39:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 39:26 Old Testament, KJV
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
Hosea 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Micah 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Zephaniah 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Zechariah 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H983, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 10 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H983 FAQ

What does betach (בֶּטַח) mean?

Betach (Strong's H983) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "assurance". betach (beh'takh) n-m. 1. (properly) a place of refuge 2. (abstract) safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust)

How many times is betach (בֶּטַח) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's H983 across 16 books.

Where can I study betach (בֶּטַח) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H983 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate betach (בֶּטַח)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as safety and place. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.