2 Kings 18:5:32 Kgs.18.5.W3TAB
בָּטָ֑ח
batach
“he trusted”
- Transliteration
- ba-TACH
- Extended
- bah-TAHkh
- IPA
- /baːˈtˤaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he trusted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-TACH
- clause
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH
- sentence
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The verb báṭāḥ {בָּטָ֑ח | bá-ṭāḥ} ‘he trusted’ in the qal perfect emphasizes completed action with ongoing impact.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, feel secure”
In context — 2 Kings 18:5
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel , and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word בָּטָ֑ח (batach) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.5.W3.S1) and character.