What does תַּחַת · שָׁלוֹשׁ mean in the Bible?
תַּחַת · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "under three things".
Hebrew · H8478, H7969
תַּחַת שָׁלוֹשׁ
The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
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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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שָׁלוֹשׁ H7969 three ; occasionally (ordinal) third , or (multiple) thrice
Pronunciation šālwōš
Cardinal number marking completion or divine testing; foundational to covenant witness and resurrection typology in Scripture.
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What does תַּחַת שָׁלוֹשׁ (tachat shalosh) mean in the Bible?
תַּחַת · שָׁלוֹשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "under three things".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8478, H7969?
H8478, H7969 is connected to 942 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. under three things
Strong's H8478, H7969
Lexical occurrences 942 verses Source Gloss
under three things
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּחַת שָׁלוֹשׁ is built from this root:
תּוֹחַ H8430
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