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H776Ancient Hebrew (Old Testament)
ʼerets (Erets)
Pronunciation: /eh'-rets/
אֶרֶץ
Noun FemininePart of Speech
Noun Feminine
KJV Concordance
2504 Total Occurrences
Derivation / Root
From an unused root meaning to be firm.
Thayer / Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon
Concise Definition
earth, land, territory, world
Exhaustive Strong\'s Commentary
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
Theological Outline of Biblical Usage
- 1The created terrestrial globe (Genesis 1:1).
- 2The Promised Land of covenant inheritance for Israel.
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