Dwell securely/ to dwell safely (יָשַׁב לָבֶטַח)

Dwell securely/ to dwell safely

To live or remain in one’s place in safety, with no imminent existential danger looming over one.

("And the five men departed and came to Laish, and saw the people that were in it, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting; and there was no one in the land to shame them" - Judges 18:7 (the Danites searching for an inheritance), and also: "Once I came to a province, dwelling securely, delicate" - The Washerwoman / Yosef ibn Zabara, and also: "Even a eulogy for a great and honored dead man is prepared while the great and honored one is still alive and dwelling securely" - Abraham Mapu / Painted Bird, 68)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יָשַׁב לָבֶטַח

Definition (Hebrew)

שׁוֹכֵן בִּמְקוֹמוֹ בְּבִטָּחוֹן. לְלֹא סַכָּנָה קִיּוּמִית הַמְּרַחֶפֶת עָלָיו.

("וַיֵּלְכוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיָּבֹאוּ לָיְשָׁה וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּהּ יוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח כְּמִשְׁפַּט צִדֹנִים שֹׁקֵט וּבֹטֵחַ וְאֵין מַכְלִים דָּבָר בָּאָרֶץ"- שׁוֹפְטִים יח ז (בְּנֵי דָּן מְחַפְּשִׂים נַחֲלָה), וְכֵן:"פַּעַם אַחַת בָּאתִי אֶל מְדִינָה, יוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח עֲדִינָה"- הַכּוֹבֶסֶת/ יוֹסֵף אִבְּן זַבָּארָה, וְכֵן:"גַּם הֶסְפֵּד עַל מֵת גָּדוֹל וְנִכְבָּד עָרוּךְ אִתּוֹ בְּעוֹד הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנִּכְבָּד חַי וְיוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח"- אַבְרָהָם מַאפּוּ/ עַיִט צָבוּעַ, 68)

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