בָּטַח
ba.tach (H0982)
to trust
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# The Hebrew Word for Trust: בָּטַח (batach) The Hebrew verb בָּטַח (batach) means "to trust" and appears 120 times throughout the Bible, making it a moderately frequent term in biblical Hebrew. Its consistent presence across the text indicates that trust was a concept of considerable importance to the biblical writers and their audiences. The word's relatively high frequency suggests it addresses a fundamental human experience—the act of placing confidence in someone or something. Based on the lexical data provided, batach functions as a straightforward verb expressing the mental and emotional state of relying upon or having confidence in another party. With 120 occurrences, the word demonstrates enough variation in context to suggest a range of applications, though the lexicon data alone does not specify whether the object of trust varies (for example, trusting in God versus trusting in human leaders or institutions). The consistent definition across these numerous occurrences indicates the core meaning remained stable throughout the biblical period, even as different authors and communities employed the term. The significance of batach lies in its ubiquity within Hebrew scripture. A word used 120 times is neither rare nor peripheral—it represents a recurring theme woven throughout biblical discourse. This frequency pattern indicates that "trusting" was not merely an incidental human activity but rather a concept central enough to biblical theology and ethics that multiple authors found reason to invoke it repeatedly when
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They will besiege you in all your gates until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout all your land. They will besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land which Yahweh your God has given you.
Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one in the land possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone else.
When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”
They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.
He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel; so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.
Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘The great king, the king of Assyria, says, “What confidence is this in which you trust?
You say (but they are but vain words), ‘There is counsel and strength for war.’ Now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
But if you tell me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God;’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?’
How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him.
Sennacherib king of Assyria says, “In whom do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?
They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them.
They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh.
But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my God.”
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.
For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.
But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.
Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.
because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
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