What does כֹּהֵן · מָשִׁיחַ · תַּחַת · בֵּן mean in the Bible?
כֹּהֵן · מָשִׁיחַ · תַּחַת · בֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)".
Hebrew · H3548, H4899, H8478, H1121
הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ תַּחְתָּיו מִבָּנָיו
Literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) · anointed ; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
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כֹּהֵן H3548 literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Pronunciation kohen
One who stands before God in intermediary role; functionally defined by cultic action, not merely status.
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מָשִׁיחַ H4899 anointed ; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
Pronunciation məšîḥô
One anointed by God for a divinely appointed office; ultimately Israel's promised king-deliverer.
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תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Pronunciation tachtav
Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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What does הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ תַּחְתָּיו מִבָּנָיו (hakkōhēn hammāšîaḥ taḥtāyw mibbānāyw) mean in the Bible?
כֹּהֵן · מָשִׁיחַ · תַּחַת · בֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)".
Full entry for הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ תַּחְתָּיו מִבָּנָיו (H3548, H4899, H8478, H1121) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3548, H4899, H8478, H1121?
H3548, H4899, H8478, H1121 is connected to 6,242 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Strong's H3548, H4899, H8478, H1121
Lexical occurrences 6,242 verses Source Gloss
literally one officiating , a priest ; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ תַּחְתָּיו מִבָּנָיו is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain