וְ/תַ֥חַת

𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕

vetachat

and under

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

H8478

Proverbs 30:21 · Word #5

Lexicon H8478

Lemmaתַּחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤕𐤇𐤕
Transliterationtachath
Strong'sH8478
In-contextand under

Morphology HC/R All morphology codes

Part of Speech R — Preposition — Shows relationship between words

SIBI-P1 H8478-22

and beneath

Rootתחת (t-ḥ-t)
Core Meaningsbeneathness, lower position, substitution, exchange
Semantic Rangeunder, beneath, below, instead of, in place of, in exchange for, in return for, on account of
Conceptual Significanceתַּחַת expresses both physical subordination (what lies beneath) and covenantal or judicial substitution (one thing given in place of another), shaping biblical themes of retribution, recompense, and representative exchange.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ prefixed to the preposition תַּחַת; indeclinable prepositional form with no gender, number, or person marking.
Rendering RationaleThe noun תַּחַת fundamentally denotes what is underneath or in a lower position, and by extension what replaces something in its place. With the prefixed conjunction וְ and functioning as a preposition (HC/R), the form means "and beneath," preserving the core spatial sense of lower position that underlies its extended meanings of substitution.

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Words from Root תחת (beneathness, lower position, substitution, exchange)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8482-01 betachetiot in the lowermost parts of
H8478-01 hatachat underneath / in place of
H8481-01 hatacheton the under-most (one)
H8481-02 hatachetonah the lowermost (feminine singular)
H8478-02 lemitachat from beneath
H8481-03 mehatachetonot from the lowest depths
H8478-03 mitachat from beneath
H8478-04 mitachetayv from beneath him
H8478-05 mitacheteykha from beneath you
H8478-06 tachat beneath; in place of
H8478-07 tachetam in place of them
H8478-08 tachetay beneath me
H8478-09 tachetayv under him
H8478-10 tachetenah beneath her
H8478-11 tacheteni beneath me
H8478-12 tacheteyha beneath her
H8478-13 tacheteyhem beneath them
H8478-14 tacheteyhen beneath them (feminine plural)
H8478-15 tacheteykha beneath you (masculine singular)
H8478-16 tacheteykhem beneath you (masculine plural)
H8478-17 tacheteynu beneath us
H8482-02 tachetiot nethermost regions
H8482-03 tachetit the lowermost depth
H8481-04 tacheton the under-most (masculine singular)
H8478-18 tcht in place of (beneath)
H8478-19 tchtv in place of him
H8460-01 techot beneath
H8460-02 techotohi beneath him
H8478-20 umitachat and from beneath
H8478-21 umitachetayv and from beneath him
H8478-23 vetachetay and under me
H8478-24 vetacheteyha and beneath her
H8478-25 vmtchth and from beneath her

Word Usage (511 occurrences of H8478)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:7 מִ/תַּ֣חַת mitachat beneath
Genesis 1:9 מִ/תַּ֤חַת mitachat from under
Genesis 2:21 תַּחְתֶּֽ/נָּה tachetenah in its place
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