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Psalms 49:7

“None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for 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: הַ — particle (definite article)
בֹּטְחִ֥ים — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HTd/Vqrmpa
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.

Verse 6 Verse 8

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.