מִבְטָחmibṭâch
confidence
Pronunciation: mib-tawkh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4009
Meanings
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)
3. security, the state of confidence (Proverbs 14:26; Isaiah 32:18)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Job 8:14 Their confidence hangs by a thread. They are leaning on a spider’s web.
- Job 18:14 They are torn from the security of their homes and are brought down to the king of terrors.
- Job 31:24 “Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?
- Psalms 40:4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.
- Psalms 65:5 You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
- Psalms 71:5 O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).