אֶ֫רֶץ
e.retsNoun (Feminine)H0776
land: country/planet
From: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;
Short Definition
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Full Lexicon Entry
country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
2,045 timesAppears 2,045 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
250
Jeremiah
232
Ezk
170
Isaiah
163
Deuteronomy
156
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:10
- Deuteronomy 3:12
- Genesis 13:17
- Judges 11:15
- Joshua 24:15
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