תַּחַתtachath

the under part, underneath, below, instead of

Pronunciation: takh'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8478

Meanings

I. beneath, as adverb accusative (Genesis 49:25; Deuteronomy 33:13; Exodus 20:4)

II. as preposition; so construct, and with suffix (usually in the plural, and so literally in the parts underneath) (Habakkuk 3:16; 2 Samuel 22:37; 2 Samuel 22:40)

1. under, beneath (Genesis 7:19; Deuteronomy 2:25; Deuteronomy 4:19)

a. at the foot of, under me (Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 3:17)

c. under me, mine (Psalms 18:40; Psalms 18:48; Psalms 47:4)

2. what is under one, the place in which one stands

a. with reflexive pronoun, idiomatic, in one's place, where one stands (Exodus 16:29; Leviticus 13:23; Leviticus 13:28)

b. in transferred sense, in place of, instead of (Genesis 2:18; Genesis 4:25; Genesis 22:13)

3. as conjunction

a. instead of that, anstatt dass (Deuteronomy 28:62; Ezekiel 36:34; Amos 1:3)

III. compounds

1. אֶלתַּֿחַת, after a verb of motion

a. after, (in) under (Judges 6:19; 1 Kings 8:6; 2 Chronicles 5:7)

b. into the place of (Leviticus 14:42)

2. מִתַּחַת

a. alone, from under, from beneath (Genesis 1:7; Genesis 6:17; Exodus 17:14)

b. under, beneath (Genesis 1:17; Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 4:18)

c. (compare מִן 9.b.) (1 Kings 7:32)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 505 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 1:7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
  • Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
  • Genesis 2:21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.
  • Genesis 4:25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
  • Genesis 6:17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
  • Genesis 7:19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
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