What does תַּחַת · עָמַד · בֹּהֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H8478, H5975, H934
וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּיהָ תַּעֲמֹד הַבַּהֶרֶת
The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) · a whitish spot on the skin
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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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עָמַד H5975 to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Pronunciation wayya‘ămōḏ
Core stance of presence and stability; foundational to covenant language of standing before God or establishing permanent positions.
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בֹּהֶרֶת H934 a whitish spot on the skin
What does וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּיהָ תַּעֲמֹד הַבַּהֶרֶת (wĕʾim-taḥteyhā taʿămōḏ habbahereṯ) mean in the Bible?
תַּחַת · עָמַד · בֹּהֶרֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.".
Full entry for וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּיהָ תַּעֲמֹד הַבַּהֶרֶת (H8478, H5975, H934) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8478, H5975, H934?
H8478, H5975, H934 is connected to 1,049 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Strong's H8478, H5975, H934
Lexical occurrences 1,049 verses Source Gloss
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְאִם־תַּחְתֶּיהָ תַּעֲמֹד הַבַּהֶרֶת 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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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain