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Lexicon :: Strong's H8481 - taḥtôn

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תַּחְתּוֹן
Transliteration
taḥtôn
Pronunciation
takh-tone'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2504a

Strong’s Definitions

תַּחְתּוֹן tachtôwn, takh-tone'; or תַּחְתֹּן tachtôn; from H8478; bottommost:—lower(-est), nether(-most).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H8481 in the following manner: nether (5x), lower (5x), lowest (2x), nethermost (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H8481 in the following manner: nether (5x), lower (5x), lowest (2x), nethermost (1x).

  1. lower, lowest, nether

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּחְתּוֹן tachtôwn, takh-tone'; or תַּחְתֹּן tachtôn; from H8478; bottommost:—lower(-est), nether(-most).
STRONGS H8481: Abbreviations
† תַּחְתּוֺן adjective lower, lowest; — absolute תּ׳ Joshua 16:3 +, feminine singular תֹּנָה - Isaiah 22:9 +, feminine plural תֹּנֹת- Ezekiel 42:5, 6; — lower, Isaiah 22:9 הַבְּרֵכָה הַתּ׳ the lower pool (in Jerusalem), of pavement and gate of outer (lower). temple-court Ezekiel 40:18, 19 (l. הַתַּחְתּוֺן השּׁ׳), of lower ledge (עֲזָרְה) of altar, Ezekiel 43:14; of the lowest of the three stories of side-chambers surrounding the temple, 1 Kings 6:6 הַיָּצוּעַ הַתּ׳, + 1 Kings 6:8a (see תִּיכוֺן), Ezekiel 41:7 (read וּמִן for וְבֵן), Ezekiel 42:5, 6; in place-name, בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן תּ׳ Joshua 16:3; Joshua 18:13; 1 Kings 9:17 (|| 2 Chronicles 8:5 הַתּ׳), בֵּיתחֹֿרוֺן הַתּ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:24; 2 Chronicles 8:5.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

16:3; 16:3; 18:13

1 Kings

6:6; 6:8; 9:17

1 Chronicles

7:24

2 Chronicles

8:5; 8:5

Isaiah

22:9; 22:9

Ezekiel

40:18; 40:19; 41:7; 42:5; 42:5; 42:6; 42:6; 43:14

H8481

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Strong's Number H8481 matches the Hebrew תַּחְתּוֹן (taḥtôn),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:3 - Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:6 - The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7½ feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10½ feet wide.[fn] The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:17 - So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:24 - He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:5 - He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 - You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.[fn]
You store up water in the lower pool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:18 - This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:19 - Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:7 - Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:5 - Each of the two upper levels of rooms was narrower than the one beneath it because the upper levels had to allow space for walkways in front of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:6 - Since there were three levels and they did not have supporting columns as in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was set back from the level beneath it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:14 - From the gutter the altar rises 3½ feet[fn] to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches[fn] wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet[fn] to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide.
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