Hebrew · H776, H8478 · unreviewed

אָרֶץ מִתָּחַת

The earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.

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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Pronunciation tachtav
Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.
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What does אָרֶץ מִתָּחַת (arets mittachat) mean in the Bible?

אֶרֶץ · תַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "the earth (at large, or partitively a land )".

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Meaning

the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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