Security
בֶּ֫טַחStrong’s H0983betach (be-tach)
Appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Betach is the Hebrew word usually translated “security”. It appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament.
“And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.”
Meaning
- Security, safety
- Securely
How it's translated
- to security 32
- security 9
- and security 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 10
- Proverbs 4
- Jeremiah 4
- Leviticus 3
- Deuteronomy 3
- Psalms 3
16 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 34:25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
- Leviticus 25:18Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
- Leviticus 25:19And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
- Leviticus 26:5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
- Deuteronomy 12:10But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
- Deuteronomy 33:12And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
All 41 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
בֶּ֫טַח betach · security
1) security, safety adv 2) securely
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “security” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SECU'RITY, noun.
[Latin securitas.]
- Protection; effectual defense or saftey from danger of any kind; as a chain of forts erected for the security of the frontiers.
- That which protects or guards from danger.
- Freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; whence, negligence in providing means of defense.
- Safety; certainty.
All definitions
- Anything given or deposited to secure the payment of a debt, or the performance of a contract; as a bond with surety, a mortgage, the indorsement of a responsible man, a pledge, etc.
- Something given or done to secure peace or good behavior.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.