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Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּטַחbâṭach · baw-takh'
H982 · Hebrew
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
- בְּטַ֣ח — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 120 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 28:52Judges 9:26Judges 18:7Judges 18:10Judges 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.
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.