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Psalms 109:4
“For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
תַּחַתtachath · takh'-ath
H8478 · Hebrew
H8478 · Hebrew
- Definition
- the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- Derivation
- from the same as H8430 (תּוֹחַ);
- KJV renderings
- 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.
- Grammar
- תַּֽחַת — preposition
- Usage
- Occurs 511 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:7Genesis 1:9Genesis 2:21Genesis 4:25Genesis 6:17
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תַּחַת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.