Original Word: תַּחַת
Part of Speech: proper name; masculine a.; location
Transliteration: Tachath
Pronunciation: tah'-khath
Phonetic Spelling: (takh'-ath)
Definition: Under, beneath, instead of, in place of
Meaning: Tachath

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G473: ἀντί (anti) – meaning "instead of" or "in place of"

- G5270: ὑπό (hypo) – meaning "under" or "beneath"

Usage: The Hebrew word "Tachath" is primarily used as a preposition meaning "under" or "beneath." It can also convey the idea of substitution, as in "instead of" or "in place of." This dual usage reflects both a physical positioning and a conceptual replacement or exchange.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of substitution was significant, especially in religious and legal contexts. The idea of one thing being "under" or "in place of" another is seen in various aspects of life, from sacrificial systems to social structures. The use of "Tachath" in the Hebrew Bible often reflects these cultural norms, where physical location and metaphorical substitution are intertwined.

Word Origin
from tachath
Definition
a place in the desert, also two Isr.
NASB Translation
Tahath (6).

II. תַּ֫חַת proper name

1. masculine a. Levite 1 Chronicles 6:9; 1 Chronicles 6:22.

b. Ephraimite 1 Chronicles 7:20 (twice in verse). — Θααθ, Κααθ, etc.

2. location station in wilderness Numbers 33:26,27; Κατααθ.

תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי see II. קָדֵשׁ

2 תִּיכוֺן see תָּוֶךְ

under

The same as tachath; Tachath, the name of a place in the Desert, also of three Israelites -- Tahath.

see HEBREW tachath

בְּתָֽחַת׃ בתחת׃ וְתַ֣חַת וְתַ֥חַת ותחת מִתָּ֑חַת מתחת תַּ֙חַת֙ תַּ֤חַת תחת bə·ṯā·ḥaṯ beTachat bəṯāḥaṯ mit·tā·ḥaṯ mitTachat mittāḥaṯ ta·ḥaṯ Tachat taḥaṯ veTachat wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ wəṯaḥaṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts