Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to cease
Usage: 1) (P'al) to cease 1a) to cease 1b) to make to cease
Strong's Number
H989
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
1
Strong's H989 Quick Answer
Strong's H989 בְּטֵל (btel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. btel (bet-ale') v. 1. to stop [(Aramaic) corresponding to H988] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include cause, cease, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- btel (bet-ale') v. 1. to stop [(Aramaic) corresponding to H988]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cause, cease, and make
Meaning and Definition
btel (bet-ale') v. 1. to stop [(Aramaic) corresponding to H988] KJV: (cause, make to), cease, hinder. Root(s): H988
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H989. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H989 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render btel, 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.
How Strong's H989 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 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H989 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 H989 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H989.
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H989, grouped by book.
Strong's H989 FAQ
What does betel (בְּטֵל) mean?
Betel (Strong's H989) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cease". btel (bet-ale') v. 1. to stop [(Aramaic) corresponding to H988]
How many times is betel (בְּטֵל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H989 across 1 book.
Where can I study betel (בְּטֵל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H989 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate betel (בְּטֵל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cause, cease, and make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.