8482. tachti
Lexicon
tachti: Lower, lowest, beneath

Original Word: תַּחְתִּי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tachtiy
Pronunciation: takh-TEE
Phonetic Spelling: (takh-tee')
Definition: Lower, lowest, beneath
Meaning: lowermost, the depths

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
lowest, nethermost

From tachath; lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb) -- low (parts, -er, -er parts, - est), nether (part).

see HEBREW tachath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tachath
Definition
lower, lowest
NASB Translation
beneath (3), depths (3), foot (1), lower (4), lower parts (3), lowest (2), lowest part (1), lowest parts (1), nether (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תַּחְתִּי adjective and substantive lower, lowest (places): — feminine singular תַּחָתִּיָּה Psalm 86:13, תַּחְתִּית Exodus 19:17 +; masculine plural תַּחְתִּיִּם Genesis 6:16; feminine plural תַּחְתִיּוֺת Psalm 63:10 +; — Exodus 19:17 ויתיצבו בְּחַחְתִּית הָהָר in the lower part of the mountain, Judges 1:15 = Joshua 15:19 (so read here with ᵐ5MSS ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 for גֻּלֹּת תַּחְתִּיּוֺת) אֵת גֻּלַּת תַּחְתִּית the lower spring, Job 41:16 כְּמֶּלַח תַּחְתִּית like the lower mill-stone, Genesis 6:16 (P) תַּחְתִּיִּם = lower stories; of Sh®°ôl, Deuteronomy 32:22 עַד שְׁאוֺל תַּחְתַּית to the lowest Sh®°ôl, Psalm 86:13 תַּחְתִּיָּה ׳מִשְּׁ, so אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית thelowest earth (or land) i.e. Sh., Ezekiel 31:14,16,18, אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִיּוֺת the land of lowest places Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 32:18,24, בּוֺר תַּחְתִיּוֺת the pit of lowest places Lamentations 3:55; Psalm 88:7, תֵּחְתִיּוֺת הָאָרֶץ Psalm 63:10 (+ perhaps Psalm 71:20) the lowest places of the earth, אֶרֶץ ׳תּ Isaiah 44:23, and figurative of the dark and hidden interior of the womb Psalm 139:15. — Nehemiah 4:7 וָאַעֲמִיד מִתַּחְתִיּוֺת לַמָּקוֺם and I set (ᵐ5L and they stood) at parts below (מִן as in מִחַחַת לְ) the place (where they were to work), so Ke Gu, but text perhaps corrupt (Berthol Sgf).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root תַּחַת (taḥath), meaning "under" or "beneath."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G899 (bathos): Refers to depth, often used in the New Testament to describe the deep things of God or the depths of the earth.
G2310 (themelios): Meaning foundation, used to describe the foundational aspects of a structure or concept.
G2737 (katōteros): Meaning lower, used to describe something that is beneath or inferior in position.
G5011 (tapeinos): Meaning lowly or humble, often used metaphorically to describe a humble state or condition.

These Greek terms capture various aspects of the concept of depth, foundation, and lowliness, paralleling the Hebrew "taḥtî" in different contexts within the biblical narrative.

Usage: The word "taḥtî" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the lowest parts of a structure or the earth. It can refer to physical locations that are beneath or metaphorically to the depths of Sheol or the grave.

Context: The Hebrew term תַּחְתִּי (taḥtî) is frequently used in the Old Testament to denote the concept of being beneath or at the lowest point. It is often employed in a literal sense to describe the lower parts of a physical structure, such as the foundations of a building or the lower regions of the earth. For example, in Ezekiel 31:14, the term is used to describe the "lowermost" parts of the earth: "so that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no well-watered trees may reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the earth below, among the children of men who descend to the Pit."

In a metaphorical sense, "taḥtî" is used to describe the depths of Sheol, the abode of the dead, as seen in passages like Deuteronomy 32:22: "For a fire has been kindled by My anger and burns to the depths of Sheol, devouring the earth and its produce and setting ablaze the foundations of the mountains." This usage underscores the concept of Sheol as a place of profound depth and separation from the living world.

The term is also used in a broader cosmological context to describe the structure of the universe, with the heavens above and the earth and its depths below. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of the cosmos as a tiered structure, with the earth resting upon the waters of the deep.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית בתחתיות בתחתית מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת מתחתיות תַּחְתִּ֑ית תַּחְתִּ֗ית תַּחְתִּֽית׃ תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃ תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת תַּחְתִּיּ֖וֹת תַּחְתִּיּ֗וֹת תַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹת תַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹת תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ תַּחְתִּית֙ תחתיה׃ תחתיות תחתיות׃ תחתים תחתית תחתית׃ bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ bə·ṯaḥ·tîṯ betachTit betachtiYot bəṯaḥtîṯ bəṯaḥtîyōwṯ mit·taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ mittachtiYot mittaḥtîyōwṯ tachTit tachtiYah tachtiYim tachtiYot taḥ·tî·yāh taḥ·tî·yim taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ taḥ·tîṯ taḥtîṯ taḥtîyāh taḥtîyim taḥtîyōwṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 6:16
HEB: בְּצִדָּ֣הּ תָּשִׂ֑ים תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם שְׁנִיִּ֥ם וּשְׁלִשִׁ֖ים
NAS: of it; you shall make it with lower, second,
KJV: in the side thereof; [with] lower, second,
INT: the side and set lower second and third

Exodus 19:17
HEB: הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית הָהָֽר׃
NAS: and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
KJV: and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
INT: of the camp stood the foot of the mountain

Deuteronomy 32:22
HEB: עַד־ שְׁא֣וֹל תַּחְתִּ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶ֙רֶץ֙
NAS: And burns to the lowest part of Sheol,
KJV: and shall burn unto the lowest hell,
INT: against of Sheol to the lowest and consumes the earth

Joshua 15:19
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פ
NAS: springs and the lower springs.
KJV: springs, and the nether springs.
INT: her the upper springs and the lower

Judges 1:15
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּֽית׃ פ
NAS: springs and the lower springs.
KJV: springs and the nether springs.
INT: her the upper springs and the lower

Nehemiah 4:13
HEB: וָֽאַעֲמִ֞יד מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת לַמָּק֛וֹם מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י
NAS: then I stationed [men] in the lowest parts of the space
KJV: Therefore set I in the lower places
INT: stationed the lowest of the space behind

Job 41:24
HEB: וְ֝יָצ֗וּק כְּפֶ֣לַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃
NAS: Even as hard as a lower millstone.
KJV: as a piece of the nether [millstone].
INT: hard millstone A lower

Psalm 63:9
HEB: נַפְשִׁ֑י יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: it, Will go into the depths of the earth.
KJV: [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
INT: my life will go the depths of the earth

Psalm 86:13
HEB: נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃
NAS: my soul from the depths of Sheol.
KJV: my soul from the lowest hell.
INT: my soul of Sheol the depths

Psalm 88:6
HEB: שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃
NAS: You have put me in the lowest pit,
KJV: Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,
INT: have put pit the lowest dark the depths

Psalm 139:15
HEB: בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: [And] skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
KJV: [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
INT: secret skillfully the depths of the earth

Isaiah 44:23
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה הָרִ֙יעוּ֙ תַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹת אָ֔רֶץ פִּצְח֤וּ
NAS: [it]! Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
KJV: [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth:
INT: God Shout lower of the earth Break

Lamentations 3:55
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃
NAS: O LORD, Out of the lowest pit.
KJV: O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
INT: LORD pit of the lowest

Ezekiel 26:20
HEB: וְ֠הוֹשַׁבְתִּיךְ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ תַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹת כָּחֳרָב֤וֹת מֵֽעוֹלָם֙
NAS: and I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth,
KJV: and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth,
INT: dwell of the earth the lower waste the ancient

Ezekiel 31:14
HEB: אֶל־ אֶ֣רֶץ תַּחְתִּ֗ית בְּת֛וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: to the earth beneath, among
KJV: unto death, to the nether parts of the earth,
INT: to the earth beneath among the sons

Ezekiel 31:16
HEB: וַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ בְּאֶ֤רֶץ תַּחְתִּית֙ כָּל־ עֲצֵי־
NAS: were comforted in the earth beneath.
KJV: shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
INT: were comforted the earth beneath and all trees

Ezekiel 31:18
HEB: אֶל־ אֶ֣רֶץ תַּחְתִּ֗ית בְּת֨וֹךְ עֲרֵלִ֤ים
NAS: to the earth beneath; you will lie
KJV: of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth:
INT: to the earth beneath the midst of the uncircumcised

Ezekiel 32:18
HEB: אֶל־ אֶ֥רֶץ תַּחְתִּיּ֖וֹת אֶת־ י֥וֹרְדֵי
NAS: nations, to the nether world,
KJV: nations, unto the nether parts of the earth,
INT: about world to the nether for down

Ezekiel 32:24
HEB: אֶל־ אֶ֣רֶץ תַּחְתִּיּ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתְנ֤וּ
NAS: uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth,
KJV: uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth,
INT: of the earth to the lower who instilled

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8482
19 Occurrences


bə·ṯaḥ·tîṯ — 1 Occ.
bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
mit·taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
taḥ·tîṯ — 6 Occ.
taḥ·tî·yāh — 1 Occ.
taḥ·tî·yim — 1 Occ.
taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ — 7 Occ.















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