H8479 H8479
under, beneath (Aramaic preposition with suffix, Biblical Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew tahat)
The Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew 'under,' this preposition appears in Daniel's Aramaic sections describing spatial relationships and subordination. It shares cognates across Aramaic dialects (Targumic, Syriac, Palmyrene) and functions identically to its Hebrew counterpart. Daniel uses it both literally (under the tree) and metaphorically (under heaven = everywhere on earth). The form with pronominal suffixes shows standard Aramaic morphology, sometimes with Hebraized pointing in the Masoretic tradition.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Daniel 4:14, this describes what is spatially 'under' the great tree in Nebuchadnezzar's dream—the beasts, birds, and ultimately the nations sheltered beneath the tree's dominion. The preposition conveys both physical location and metaphorical subjugation, as the tree represents imperial power extending its protection (or control) over those 'under' it. 1×
AR["تَحْتِهَا"]·ben["এর-নিচ"]·DE["[תחתוהי]"]·EN["under-it"]·FR["fond"]·heb["תחתיו"]·HI["उसके-नीचे"]·ID["bawahnya"]·IT["[תחתוהי]"]·jav["ngandhapipun"]·KO["그-아래"]·PT["debaixo-dela"]·RU["-под-него"]·ES["debajo-de-él"]·SW["chini-yake"]·TR["altından"]·urd["اُس-کے-نیچے-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† תְּחוֹת prep. under (BH תַּחַת; 𝔗 תְּחוֹת, Syriac ܬܚܽܘܬ, ܬܚܶܝܬ, adv. ܠܬܰܚܬ; Palm. מן לתחת Cooke 320);—Dn 7:27 תְּחוֹת כָּל־שְׁמַיָּא (cf. BH II. 1); in pl. c. sf. (as BH Syriac 𝔗) 4:9 תְּחֹתֹהִי (so 𝔗O Lv 15:10: Dalm § 47, 2), v 18. With מִן, Je 10:11 מִן תְּחוֹת שְׁמַיָּא (cf. BH III. 2); sf. Dn 4:11 מִן־תַּחְתּוֹהִי (pointed as Syriac adv., Hebraized). תֵּחַת v. נְחֵת.