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King James Bible

Strongs Number: H776


Hebrew Word
אֶרֶץ
Transliteration
ʼerets
Phonetic
eh'-rets
Part of Speech
Noun Feminine
Strongs Definition

the earth (at {large} or partitively a land)

BDB Definition

1. land, earth

a. earth

1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)

2. earth (as opposed to heaven)

3. earth (inhabitants)

b. land

1. country, territory

2. district, region

3. tribal territory

4. piece of ground

5. land of Canaan, Israel

6. inhabitants of land

7. Sheol, land without return, (under) world

8. city (-state)

c. ground, surface of the earth

1. ground

2. soil

d. (in phrases)

1. people of the land

2. space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

3. level or plain country

4. land of the living

5. end(s) of the earth

e. (almost wholly late in usage)

1. lands, countries 1e

f. often in contrast to Canaan

Origin
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm
Bible Usage
X-(idiom) {common} {country} {earth} {field} {ground} {land} X-(idiom) {nations} {way} + {wilderness} world.