Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H8478: תַּחַת

tachath · pronounced takh'-ath · “underneath: under”

Definition

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

KJV translates it as: as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Word origin: from the same as H8430 (תּוֹחַ);

Extended 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

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H8478 is translated

  • under ×192
  • in place of ×90
  • him ×81
  • it ×16
  • them ×14
  • because ×13
  • beneath ×12
  • its ×12
  • you ×12
  • me ×12
  • were under ×8
  • for ×8

Bible verses with H8478 (tachath)

Tachath appears in 450 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 1:9

    And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

  • Genesis 2:21

    And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

  • Genesis 4:25

    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 7:19

    And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

  • Genesis 16:9

    And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

  • Genesis 18:4

    Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

  • Genesis 18:8

    And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

  • Genesis 21:15

    And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

  • Genesis 22:13

    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

  • Genesis 24:2

    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

  • Genesis 24:9

    And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

  • Genesis 30:2

    And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

  • Genesis 30:15

    And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

  • Genesis 35:4

    And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • Genesis 35:8

    But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.

  • Genesis 36:33

    And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:34

    And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:35

    And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

  • Genesis 36:36

    And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:37

    And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:38

    And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:39

    And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

  • Genesis 41:35

    And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

All 450 references (first 400)

Words derived from H8478

תְּחוֹת H8460

tᵉchôwth — under

תַּחַת H8479

tachath — under

תַּחַת H8480

Tachath — Tahath

תַּחְתּוֹן H8481

tachtôwn — Lower (Beth Horon)

תַּחְתִּי H8482

tachtîy — lower

תַּחְתִּים חׇדְשִׁי H8483

Tachtîym Chodshîy — Kadesh