Biblical Hebrew H986 noun masculine 3 occurrences

בִּטָּחוֹן

Transliteration: bittahon (biṭṭāḥôn)

Pronunciation: /bit-taw-KHONE/

“confidence, hope, trust”

Confidence, assurance, secure reliance upon God in times of crisis (Ecclesiastes 9:4, Isaiah 36:4).

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From בָּטַח (H982).

confidencehope

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: בִּטָּחוֹן (confidence, hope, trust) -> παῤῥησία (freedom of speech, plainness, openness)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G3954 παῤῥησία (parrhesia — “freedom of speech, plainness, openness”)

Foundational passages where בִּטָּחוֹן (bittahon) carries significant theological or narrative weight.