What does תַּחַת · אֱלֹהִים · אֲנִי mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H8478, H430, H589
הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָנִי
The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · I
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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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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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אֲנִי H589 I
Pronunciation ʾănî hûʾ
First-person pronoun expressing subject identity; in divine speech, emphasizes God's unique self-revelation and covenantal presence
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What does הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָנִי (ha-tachat Elohim ani) mean in the Bible?
תַּחַת · אֱלֹהִים · אֲנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "am I in the place of God?".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8478, H430, H589?
H8478, H430, H589 is connected to 3,985 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. am I in the place of God?
Strong's H8478, H430, H589
Lexical occurrences 3,985 verses Source Gloss
am I in the place of God?
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָנִי is built from this root:
תּוֹחַ H8430
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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