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Job 39:11

“Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בָּטַחbâṭach · baw-takh'
H982 · Hebrew

Definition: figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to hide for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620 (חָסָה));
KJV renderings: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Grammar: הֲֽ — particle (interrogative)
תִבְטַח — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HTi/Vqi2ms
Usage: Occurs 120 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 28:52 Judges 9:26 Judges 18:7 Judges 18:10 Judges 18:27

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּטַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.