What does תַּחְתִּי mean in the Bible?
תַּחְתִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "lowermost ; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit , the womb )".
Hebrew · H8482
תַּחְתִּי
Lowermost ; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit , the womb )
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תַּחְתִּי H8482
What does תַּחְתִּי mean in the Bible?
תַּחְתִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "lowermost ; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit , the womb )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8482?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include below (3), the depths (3), and lower (2), as a lower (1), at the foot (1).
Where does תַּחְתִּי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Psalms (4), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It below 3× Ezekiel 26:20, Ezekiel 31:16, Ezekiel 32:24
the depths 3× Deuteronomy 32:22, Ezekiel 31:14, Ezekiel 32:18
and lower 2× Joshua 15:19, Judges 1:15
as a lower 1× Job 41:24
at the foot 1× Exodus 19:17
from the depths 1× Psalms 86:13
in the depths 1× Psalms 139:15
in the lowest 1× Psalms 88:6
into the depths 1× Psalms 63:9
lower 1× Genesis 6:16
O depths 1× Isaiah 44:23
out of the depths 1× Lamentations 3:55
the lowest 1× Nehemiah 4:13
to the depths 1× Ezekiel 31:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:16 תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם to lower Adjective - masculine plural Exodus 19:17 בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית to at the foot Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 32:22 תַּחְתִּ֑ית to the depths Adjective - feminine singular Joshua 15:19 תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃פ to and lower Adjective - feminine plural Judges 1:15 תַּחְתִּֽית׃פ to and lower Adjective - feminine singular Nehemiah 4:13 מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת to the lowest Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Job 41:24 תַּחְתִּֽית׃ to as a lower Adjective - feminine singular Psalms 63:9 בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת to into the depths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 86:13 תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃ to from the depths Adjective - feminine singular Psalms 88:6 תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת to in the lowest Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:16
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 6
Source forms
בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת 2x bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Psalms 63:9, Psalms 139:15
תַּחְתִּ֗ית 2x taḥ·tîṯ Ezekiel 31:14, Ezekiel 31:18
בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית 1x bə·ṯaḥ·tîṯ Exodus 19:17
מִֽתַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת 1x mit·taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Nehemiah 4:13
תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃ 1x taḥ·tî·yāh Psalms 86:13
תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת 1x taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Psalms 88:6
תַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹת 1x taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Isaiah 44:23
תַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹת 1x taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ Ezekiel 26:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 7x Deuteronomy 32:22, Judges 1:15, Job 41:24, Psalms 86:13
Noun - feminine plural 5x Psalms 88:6, Lamentations 3:55, Ezekiel 26:20, Ezekiel 32:18
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Psalms 63:9, Psalms 139:15
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Joshua 15:19
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Genesis 6:16
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 44:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Exodus 19:17
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Nehemiah 4:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. lowermost ; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit , the womb )
Source Gloss
lowermost ; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit , the womb )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb) BDB: lower Usage: low (parts, -er, -er parts, -est), nether (part).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
תַּחְתִּי is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain