Hebrew - English Dictionary
H776 - Lands
Strong's No.: | H776 |
Hebrew: | אֶרֶץ |
Transliteration: | ʼerets |
Phonetic: | eh'-rets |
Word 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. |
Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
Strongs Definition: | the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
Brown Driver Biggs 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 |
Bible References:
Lands |
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Translation Occurrences: |
countries ( 48 )
country ( 71 )
earth ( 699 )
field ( 1 )
ground ( 94 )
land ( 1360 )
lands ( 32 )
nations ( 1 )
way ( 1 )
wilderness ( 1 )
world ( 4 )
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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.