What does שׁוֹר · תַּחַת mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹר · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bullock (as a traveller )".
Hebrew · H7794, H8478
שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר
A bullock (as a traveller ) · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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שׁוֹר H7794 a bullock (as a traveller )
Pronunciation šwōr
Cattle beast distinguished by strength and labor capacity; represents wealth, sacrifice, and covenantal obligation in Israel's economy.
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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 שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר (shor tachat hashor) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹר · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bullock (as a traveller )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7794, H8478?
H7794, H8478 is connected to 590 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a bullock (as a traveller )
Strong's H7794, H8478
Lexical occurrences 590 verses Source Gloss
a bullock (as a traveller )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר is built from this root:
שׁוּר H7788
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain