8480. Tachath

Lexicon

Tachath: Under, beneath, instead of, in place of

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

under

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

see HEBREW tachath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root תַּחַת (tachath), meaning "under" or "beneath."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Tachath, as it is a specific Hebrew name. However, the concept of "under" or "beneath" can be related to Greek words such as ὑπό (hypo), which means "under" or "below."

Usage: The name Tachath appears in genealogical contexts within the Old Testament, specifically in the lineage of the tribe of Ephraim and the descendants of Levi.

Context: • Tachath is mentioned in the genealogical records of the Old Testament. In 1 Chronicles 6:24, Tachath is listed as a descendant of Levi, specifically in the line of Kohath, one of Levi's sons. This lineage is significant as the Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary's sacred objects.
• Additionally, Tachath is noted in 1 Chronicles 7:20 as a descendant of Ephraim, one of Joseph's sons. This reference is part of a broader genealogical record that traces the lineage of the tribes of Israel.
• The name Tachath, meaning "under" or "beneath," may imply a position of humility or service, fitting for the roles associated with the Levitical duties.

Forms and Transliterations

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 wəṯaḥaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 33:26
HEB: מִמַּקְהֵלֹ֑ת וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּתָֽחַת׃
NAS: from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
KJV: and encamped at Tahath.
INT: Makheloth and camped Tahath

Numbers 33:27
HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִתָּ֑חַת וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּתָֽרַח׃
NAS: They journeyed from Tahath and camped
KJV: And they departed from Tahath, and pitched
INT: journeyed Tahath and camped Terah

1 Chronicles 6:24
HEB: תַּ֤חַת בְּנוֹ֙ אוּרִיאֵ֣ל
NAS: Tahath his son, Uriel
KJV: Tahath his son, Uriel
INT: Tahath his son Uriel

1 Chronicles 6:37
HEB: בֶּן־ תַּ֙חַת֙ בֶּן־ אַסִּ֔יר
NAS: the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
KJV: The son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
INT: the son of Tahath the son of Assir

1 Chronicles 7:20
HEB: וּבֶ֤רֶד בְּנוֹ֙ וְתַ֣חַת בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֶלְעָדָ֥ה
NAS: his son, Tahath his son,
KJV: his son, and Tahath his son,
INT: and Bered his son Tahath his son Eleadah

1 Chronicles 7:20
HEB: וְאֶלְעָדָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃
NAS: Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
KJV: his son, and Tahath his son,
INT: Eleadah his son Tahath his son

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8480
6 Occurrences

bə·ṯā·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
mit·tā·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
ta·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.