4009. mibtach
Strong's Lexicon
mibtach: Trust, confidence, security, assurance

Original Word: מִבְטָח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mibtach
Pronunciation: MIB-takh
Phonetic Spelling: (mib-tawkh')
Definition: Trust, confidence, security, assurance
Meaning: a refuge, security, assurance

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּטַח (batach), which means "to trust" or "to be confident."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4006: πεποίθησις (pepoithesis) - meaning confidence or trust.

- G4102: πίστις (pistis) - meaning faith or belief.

Usage: The Hebrew word "mibtach" conveys a sense of trust, confidence, or security. It is often used in the context of placing one's trust in God or in something that provides a sense of safety and assurance. The term emphasizes a reliance on something or someone that is dependable and trustworthy.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, trust and security were paramount in a society that faced constant threats from surrounding nations and natural challenges. The concept of "mibtach" would have resonated deeply with the Israelites, who were called to place their trust in Yahweh rather than in military might or foreign alliances. This trust was not merely an abstract concept but a practical reliance on God's covenant promises and His faithfulness to His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from batach
Definition
confidence
NASB Translation
confidence (5), secure (1), security (1), trust (5), which they trust (1), who are the trust (1), whom you trust (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִבְטָח noun [masculine] confidence Ezekiel 29:16 — construct מִבְטַח Proverbs 14:26 2t.; suffix מִבְטַהִי Job 31:24 6t. (dag. implicit); מִבְטֶחָם Jeremiah 48:13; מִבְטֶחָהֿ Proverbs 21:22; plural מִבְטַחִים Isaiah 32:18; מִבְטָחַיִךְ Jeremiah 2:37; —

1 the act of confiding Proverbs 21:22; Proverbs 22:19; Proverbs 25:19.

2 the object of confidence Job 8:14; Job 18:14; Job 31:24; Psalm 40:5; Psalm 65:6; Psalm 71:5; Jeremiah 2:37; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 48:13; Ezekiel 29:16.

3 the state of confidence, security Proverbs 14:26; Isaiah 32:18.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
confidence, hope, sure, trust

From batach; properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance -- confidence, hope, sure, trust.

see HEBREW batach

Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ במבטחיך לְמִבְטָח֙ למבטח מִבְטֶחָֽה׃ מִבְטֶחָֽם׃ מִבְטַח֑וֹ מִבְטַחִ֔ים מִבְטַחִ֥י מִבְטַחִֽי׃ מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃ מִבְטַח־ מִבְטָ֥ח מבטח מבטח־ מבטחה׃ מבטחו מבטחו׃ מבטחי מבטחי׃ מבטחים מבטחך מבטחם׃ bə·miḇ·ṭa·ḥa·yiḵ bəmiḇṭaḥayiḵ bemivtaChayich lə·miḇ·ṭāḥ ləmiḇṭāḥ lemivTach miḇ·ṭa·ḥe·ḵā miḇ·ṭa·ḥî miḇ·ṭa·ḥîm miḇ·ṭa·ḥōw miḇ·ṭāḥ miḇ·ṭaḥ- miḇ·ṭe·ḥāh miḇ·ṭe·ḥām miḇṭāḥ miḇṭaḥ- miḇṭaḥeḵā miḇṭaḥî miḇṭaḥîm miḇṭaḥōw miḇṭeḥāh miḇṭeḥām mivTach mivtaChecha mivtaChi mivtaChim mivtaCho mivteChah mivteCham
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Job 8:14
HEB: וּבֵ֥ית עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃
NAS: is fragile, And whose trust a spider's
KJV: shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's
INT: web A spider's trust

Job 18:14
HEB: יִנָּתֵ֣ק מֵ֭אָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
NAS: He is torn from the security of his tent,
KJV: His confidence shall be rooted out
INT: is torn of his tent the security march the king

Job 31:24
HEB: וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃
NAS: And called fine gold my trust,
KJV: to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
INT: fine and called my trust

Psalm 40:4
HEB: שָׂ֣ם יְ֭הֹוָה מִבְטַח֑וֹ וְֽלֹא־ פָנָ֥ה
NAS: the LORD his trust, And has not turned
KJV: the LORD his trust, and respecteth
INT: has made the LORD his trust not turned

Psalm 65:5
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ מִבְטָ֥ח כָּל־ קַצְוֵי־
NAS: of our salvation, You who are the trust of all
KJV: of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends
INT: God of our salvation who of all the ends

Psalm 71:5
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֥י יְ֝הוִ֗ה מִבְטַחִ֥י מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃
NAS: GOD, [You are] my confidence from my youth.
KJV: GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.
INT: Lord GOD my confidence my youth

Proverbs 14:26
HEB: בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח־ עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו
NAS: there is strong confidence, And his children
KJV: [is] strong confidence: and his children
INT: the fear God confidence is strong and his children

Proverbs 21:22
HEB: וַ֝יֹּ֗רֶד עֹ֣ז מִבְטֶחָֽה׃
NAS: the stronghold in which they trust.
KJV: the strength of the confidence thereof.
INT: and brings the stronghold which

Proverbs 22:19
HEB: לִהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: So that your trust may be in the LORD,
KJV: That thy trust may be in the LORD,
INT: may be in the LORD your trust have taught today

Proverbs 25:19
HEB: וְרֶ֣גֶל מוּעָ֑דֶת מִבְטָ֥ח בּ֝וֹגֵ֗ד בְּי֣וֹם
NAS: foot Is confidence in a faithless
KJV: Confidence in an unfaithful man
INT: foot of joint is confidence A faithless time

Isaiah 32:18
HEB: שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃
NAS: habitation, And in secure dwellings
KJV: habitation, and in sure dwellings,
INT: A peaceful dwellings secure resting undisturbed

Jeremiah 2:37
HEB: מָאַ֤ס יְהֹוָה֙ בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחִי
NAS: has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper
KJV: hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper
INT: has rejected the LORD whom and you will not prosper

Jeremiah 17:7
HEB: וְהָיָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃
NAS: in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD.
KJV: in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD
INT: become is the LORD trust

Jeremiah 48:13
HEB: מִבֵּ֥ית אֵ֖ל מִבְטֶחָֽם׃
NAS: of Bethel, their confidence.
KJV: of Bethel their confidence.
INT: of Israel of Bethel their confidence

Ezekiel 29:16
HEB: לְבֵ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל לְמִבְטָח֙ מַזְכִּ֣יר עָוֹ֔ן
NAS: again be the confidence of the house
KJV: And it shall be no more the confidence of the house
INT: of the house of Israel be the confidence bringing the iniquity

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4009
15 Occurrences


bə·miḇ·ṭa·ḥa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
lə·miḇ·ṭāḥ — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ṭāḥ — 3 Occ.
miḇ·ṭa·ḥe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ṭa·ḥî — 2 Occ.
miḇ·ṭa·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ṭa·ḥōw — 4 Occ.
miḇ·ṭe·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ṭe·ḥām — 1 Occ.
















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