Strong’s H985 · Hebrew

בִּטְחָה
biṭchâh
bit-khaw'

Definition

trust

Etymology

feminine of H984 (בֶּטַח);

Where the KJV renders it

  • confidence

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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