Hebrew · H8478, H8064 · unreviewed

מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם

The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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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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שָׁמַיִם H8064 the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Pronunciation šāmayim
The visible sky-dome and transcendent realm above, unified in dual form; God's dwelling and cosmic order combined
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What does מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם (mittachat hashamayim) mean in the Bible?

תַּחַת · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.". the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.

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Meaning

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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