Lexicon
תַּחַת
ta.chat
H8478
H:N-M Hebrew

underneath: under

511
Occurrences
36
Books
Hebrew
Language

ta.chat marks a relation of being beneath something or taking another's place in the clauses shown.

As a preposition, ta.chat marks relations expressed in the sample as being beneath an object or structure and as occupying another person's, object's, or position's place; the APB often makes these relations explicit with “under,” “beneath,” or “in his place.”

Senses in use

  1. Preposition marking beneathness or replacement · dominant

    The supplied forms are tagged Preposition throughout. In 1 Kings 7:24 the APB renders gourds “beneath its lip,” while 1 Kings 1:30 renders Solomon's succession as sitting on David's throne “in my place”; both clauses show the preposition relating something to what is below it or what it replaces.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The translation variously presents the relation with “under,” “beneath,” and “in his place.” These renderings show the clauses' relations rather than supplying a fixed English equivalent for every form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture