Job 12:6 uses this plural noun ironically to describe the prosperity of the wicked: 'the tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure (בַּטֻּחוֹת).' The plural likely intensifies the concept of security or indicates multiple aspects of safety. Job's bitter observation notes that evildoers enjoy complete safety while the righteous suffer, challenging simplistic retribution theology. The word's ironic use—security that exists but shouldn't—sharpens Job's complaint about divine justice.