בטח

Hebrew

Root
ב־ט־ח (b-ṭ-kh)
9 terms

Pronunciation

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Adverb

בֶּטַח • (bétakh) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (colloquial) for sure, definitely
  2. (colloquial) sure, of course, naturally
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) peacefully, securely

Verb

בָּטַח • (batákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. To rely on, to have faith in, to depend on.

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּטַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לבטוח / לִבְטֹחַ
action noun
passive participle בָּטוּחַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first בָּטַחְתִּי בָּטַחְנוּ
second בָּטַחְתָּ בָּטַחְתְּ בְּטַחְתֶּם1 בְּטַחְתֶּן1
third בָּטַח בָּטְחָה בָּטְחוּ
present בּוֹטֵחַ בּוֹטַחַת בּוֹטְחִים בּוֹטְחוֹת
future first אֶבְטַח נִבְטַח
second תִּבְטַח תִּבְטְחִי תִּבְטְחוּ תִּבְטַחְנָה2
third יִבְטַח תִּבְטַח יִבְטְחוּ תִּבְטַחְנָה2
imperative בְּטַח בִּטְחִי בִּטְחוּ בְּטַחְנָה2

1 Pronounced בָּטַחְתֶּם and בָּטַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Verb

בִּטֵּחַ • (bitéakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of בִּיטֵּחַ.

Verb

בֻּטַּח • (butákh) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of בּוּטַּח.