Word Study · Strong's H4009 · Hebrew
מִבְטָח
mibtach
mib-tawkh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mibṭâch
“properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
Rendered in the KJV as
confidence, hope, sure, trust.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- מִבְטָ֥ח2
- מִבְטַח֑וֹ2
- מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃2
- בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ1
- לְמִבְטָח֙1
- מִבְטַח־1
- מִבְטֶחָֽה׃1
- מִבְטַחִ֥י1
- מִבְטַחִֽי׃1
- מִבְטַחִ֔ים1
- מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ1
- מִבְטֶחָֽם׃1
How it is rendered · 11
- trust his4
- [the] trust of2
- confidence my1
- confidence of1
- in objects of confidence your1
- into a confidence1
- security1
- security my1
- trust its1
- trust their1
- trust your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmsc · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job3 occurrences
- Job 8:14מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃mivtachonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.here: trust his
- Job 18:14מִבְטַח֑וֹmivtachonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.here: trust his
- Job 31:24מִבְטַחִֽי׃mivtachinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIf I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,here: security my
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 40:4מִבְטַח֑וֹmivtachonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBlessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.here: trust his
- Psalms 65:5מִבְטָ֥חmivtachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.here: [the] trust of
- Psalms 71:5מִבְטַחִ֥יmivtachinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.here: confidence my
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 14:26מִבְטַח־mivtach-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.here: confidence of
- Proverbs 21:22מִבְטֶחָֽה׃mivtechahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularA wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.here: trust its
- Proverbs 22:19מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmivtachekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularSo that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.here: trust your
- Proverbs 25:19מִבְטָ֥חmivtachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.here: [the] trust of
Isaiah1 occurrence
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:37בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְbemivtachayikhpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularMoreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”here: in objects of confidence your
- Jeremiah 17:7מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃mivtachonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.here: trust his
- Jeremiah 48:13מִבְטֶחָֽם׃mivtechamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.here: trust their