Strong's Lexicon

H8481

H8481 — תַּחתּוֹן תַּחתּוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewtachtownadjectiveOccurrences: 13TWOT: 2504a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8481
Word:תַּחתּוֹן תַּחתּוֹן
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H8478
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:tachtown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:takh-tone' (or tachton {takh-tone'}) adj.
Meaning:1. bottommost
KJV Renderings:lower(-est), nether(-most).

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BDB9139

תַּחְתּוֺן adjective lower, lowest; — absolute ׳ תּ Josh 16:3 +, feminine singular תֹּנָה- Isa 22:9 +, feminine plural תֹּנֹת- Ezek 42:5; Ezek 42:6 — lower, Isa 22:9 ׳ הַבְּרֵכָה הַתּ the lower pool (in Jerusalem), of pavement and gate of outer (lower). temple-court Ezek 40:18; Ezek 40:19 (l. הַתַּחְתּוֺן ׳ השּׁ), of lower ledge (עֲזָרְה) of altar, Ezek 43:14 of the lowest of the three stories of side-chambers surrounding the temple, 1Kgs 6:6 ׳ הַיָּצוּעַ הַתּ, + 1Kgs 6:8a (see תִּיכוֺן ), Ezek 41:7 (read וּמִן for וְבֵן), Ezek 42:5; Ezek 42:6 in place-name, ׳ בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן תּ Josh 16:3; Josh 18:13; 1Kgs 9:17 (|| 2Chr 8:5 ׳ הַתּ), ׳ בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן הַתּ 1Chr 7:24; 2Chr 8:5.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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