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Hebrew · H8478

תַּחַת

The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.

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תַּחַתH8478
Pronunciationtachtav

What does תַּחַת (tachtav) mean in the Bible?

תַּחַת (tachtav): Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.

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Questions this entry answers

What does תַּחַת (tachtav) mean in the Bible?

תַּחַת (tachtav): Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.

How does the BSB render H8478?

The BSB source-word alignment has 505 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include under (104), in his place (67), for (34), . . . (20), below (18).

Where does תַּחַת (tachtav) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (52), 1 Kings (42), 2 Kings (40), Ecclesiastes (34).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
under104×Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 18:8
in his place67×Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36
for34×Exodus 21:23, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:25, Exodus 21:36
. . .20×Exodus 22:1, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 14:42, Leviticus 16:32
below18×Genesis 35:8, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 30:4
in place of18×Genesis 22:13, Genesis 44:33, Numbers 3:12, Numbers 3:41
beneath15×Genesis 1:7, Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 5:8, Deuteronomy 33:13
instead of14×Job 31:40, Isaiah 3:24, Isaiah 55:13, Isaiah 60:17
-10×Exodus 26:19, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 36:24, Exodus 36:26
and under10×Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 16:4, 2 Kings 17:10
from under9×Exodus 17:14, Deuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 25:19, Deuteronomy 29:20
in their place9×Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21, Deuteronomy 2:22, Deuteronomy 2:23
because8×Numbers 25:13, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 28:47
in place8×Genesis 4:25, Numbers 3:45, Numbers 32:14, 2 Samuel 17:25
against6×2 Kings 8:20, 2 Kings 8:22, 2 Chronicles 21:8, 2 Chronicles 21:10
beneath me6×2 Samuel 22:37, 2 Samuel 22:40, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 18:36
with6×Leviticus 22:27, Deuteronomy 3:17, Job 28:15, Psalms 38:20
place5×2 Samuel 16:8, 1 Kings 2:35, 1 Kings 3:7, 1 Kings 5:1
vvv4×Genesis 44:4, Joshua 6:5, Proverbs 1:29, Isaiah 3:6
at the base of3×Exodus 24:4, Exodus 32:19, Ezekiel 46:23
beneath Him3×Job 9:13, Job 18:16, Micah 1:4
in its place3×1 Kings 21:2, 1 Kings 21:6, Daniel 8:8
in your place3×1 Kings 5:5, Isaiah 43:3, Amos 2:13
is under3×1 Chronicles 17:1, Song Of Solomon 2:6, Song Of Solomon 8:3
on3×1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:4, 1 Samuel 21:8
underneath3×Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:22, 1 Kings 7:44
while under3×Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:20, Numbers 5:29
a place of their own2×2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9
among2×Isaiah 10:4
and below2×1 Kings 7:29, Ezekiel 42:9
are under2×Psalms 10:7, Song Of Solomon 4:11
as compensation for2×Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
at the foot of2×Joshua 11:3, Joshua 11:17
by2×Exodus 21:20, Isaiah 24:5
from2×Exodus 18:10, Exodus 26:33
in my place2×1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:35
In return for2×Psalms 109:4, Zephaniah 2:10
in the place2×Genesis 30:2, Joshua 4:9
instead2×Judges 15:2, Isaiah 61:7
out from under2×Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7
under him2×Leviticus 15:10, 2 Samuel 18:9
under it2×Jeremiah 52:20, Ezekiel 17:23
under me2×Nehemiah 2:14, Psalms 144:2
[and] under1×Micah 4:4
[the king]1×Ecclesiastes 4:15
a place below1×Jeremiah 38:11
all the way to1×1 Samuel 7:11
and1×1 Kings 4:25
and instead of1×Isaiah 55:13
and underneath1×Deuteronomy 33:27
at the base1×Deuteronomy 4:11
Below [the rim]1×2 Chronicles 4:3
beneath it1×Ezekiel 24:5
beneath them1×Numbers 16:31
beneath us1×Psalms 47:3
beneath you1×Deuteronomy 28:23
beneath your feet1×Psalms 45:5
but from below1×Job 28:5
but in its place1×Jeremiah 28:13
For under1×Daniel 9:12
for you1×Obadiah 1:7
for your1×Joshua 2:14
from His place1×Zechariah 6:12
from their homes1×Job 36:20
from under you1×Proverbs 22:27
his enemies under1×1 Kings 5:3
his place1×Exodus 10:23
his position1×Judges 7:21
His undersides1×Job 41:30
I will do this because1×Jeremiah 29:19
in1×Habakkuk 3:7
in exchange for1×Genesis 30:15
in exchange for you1×Isaiah 43:4
in her place1×Zechariah 14:10
in Joab’s place1×1 Kings 2:35
in the place of1×Genesis 50:19
instead of you1×2 Samuel 18:33
is on1×Psalms 140:3
it in its place1×Isaiah 46:7
it under1×Job 20:12
it under him1×Exodus 17:12
must be under1×Exodus 25:35
on his behalf1×2 Samuel 3:12
secure1×Zechariah 12:6
since1×Deuteronomy 21:14
sit under1×Zechariah 3:10
succeeds him1×Exodus 29:30
that replaced1×Daniel 8:22
the area1×Genesis 2:21
the land1×1 Chronicles 5:22
there1×Joshua 5:8
those beneath1×Job 26:5
through1×Job 30:14
to1×1 Chronicles 29:24
to her authority1×Genesis 16:9
to put under1×Exodus 36:24
to replace1×2 Kings 17:24
to succeed you1×1 Kings 19:16
to take his place1×Leviticus 6:22
unchanged1×Leviticus 13:23
under [Jehu]1×2 Kings 9:13
under their own weight1×Job 26:8
underfoot1×Lamentations 3:34
underneath [the Sea]1×2 Chronicles 4:15
was under1×Exodus 37:21
were under it1×2 Kings 16:17
where1×Jeremiah 38:9
where he is1×Exodus 16:29
where I stood1×Habakkuk 3:16
where it stood1×Ezekiel 17:6
where they stand1×Job 40:12
where we are1×1 Samuel 14:9
Whereas1×Isaiah 60:15
while she was still Mine1×Ezekiel 23:5
will succeed1×Psalms 45:16
yourselves under1×Genesis 18:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:7מִתַּ֣חַתtobeneathPreposition-mGenesis 1:9מִתַּ֤חַתtounderPreposition-mGenesis 2:21תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃tothe areaPreposition | third person feminine singularGenesis 4:25תַּ֣חַתtoin placePrepositionGenesis 6:17מִתַּ֖חַתtounderPreposition-mGenesis 7:19תַּ֖חַתtounderPrepositionGenesis 16:9תַּ֥חַתtoto her authorityPrepositionGenesis 18:4תַּ֥חַתtoyourselves underPrepositionGenesis 18:8תַּ֥חַתtounderPrepositionGenesis 21:15תַּ֖חַתtounderPreposition
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:7
Aligned rows505
Books represented36
Genesis31Exodus52Leviticus12Numbers15Deuteronomy27Joshua14Judges9Ruth11 Samuel122 Samuel171 Kings422 Kings401 Chronicles162 Chronicles28Nehemiah1Esther2Job22Psalms22Proverbs9Ecclesiastes34Song Of Solomon4Isaiah33Jeremiah16Lamentations2Ezekiel22Daniel3Hosea2Joel1Amos2Obadiah1Jonah1Micah3Habakkuk2Zephaniah1Zechariah5Malachi1
Source forms
תַּ֣חַת89xta·ḥaṯGenesis 4:25, Genesis 35:8, Genesis 44:33, Genesis 47:29
תַּ֥חַת52xta·ḥaṯGenesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 22:13
תַּ֖חַת41xta·ḥaṯGenesis 7:19, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 30:15, Exodus 21:25
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ30xtaḥ·tāw1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 14:31, 1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:24
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃19xtaḥ·tāwDeuteronomy 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:1, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 16:6
תַּ֚חַת17xta·ḥaṯExodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:26, Numbers 32:14
תַּֽחַת־17xta·ḥaṯ-Exodus 26:19, Exodus 36:24, Exodus 37:21, Judges 4:5
תַּחְתָּ֔יו17xtaḥ·tāwGenesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:36, Genesis 36:37
Parsing patterns
Preposition265xGenesis 4:25, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4
Preposition | third person masculine singular97xGenesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36
Preposition-m46xGenesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 35:8
Conjunctive waw | Preposition27xExodus 24:10, Deuteronomy 4:37, Deuteronomy 12:2, 1 Kings 4:25
Preposition | third person feminine singular17xGenesis 2:21, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28, Joshua 6:5
Preposition | third person masculine plural16xNumbers 16:31, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21, Deuteronomy 2:22
Preposition | first person common singular11x2 Samuel 22:37, 2 Samuel 22:40, 2 Samuel 22:48, 1 Kings 1:30
Preposition | second person masculine singular9xDeuteronomy 28:23, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 5:5, 1 Kings 19:16
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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