Strong H8478H8478Gתַּחַת

underneath: under

One of the 6 senses of Strong H8478

Transliteration
tachath
Pronunciation
takh'-ath
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

: under/below
1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

General definition

From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix {underneath }) in lieu {of} etc.: - {as} {beneath} X {flat} in ({-stead}) (same) place (where . . . {is}) {room} for . . . {sake} stead {of} {under} X {unto} X when . . . was {mine} {whereas} [where-] {fore} with.

In the Bible

Strong H8478G appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • under5
  • beneath1
  • mine1
  • them1
  • with1

First verses

  1. Genesis 1:7
    And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
  2. Genesis 6:17
    And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
  3. Genesis 7:19
    And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
  4. Exodus 32:19
    And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
  5. Deuteronomy 4:18
    The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
  6. 1 Kings 7:32
    And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
  7. Psalms 66:17
    I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
  8. Jeremiah 3:6
    The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
  9. Ezekiel 23:5
    And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
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