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'erets

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

 Strong's Number:   0776  
Original WordWord Origin
#rafrom an unused root probably meaning to be firm
Transliterated WordTDNT Entry
'eretsTWOT - 167
Phonetic SpellingParts of Speech
eh'-rets   Noun Feminine
 Definition
  1. land, earth
    1. earth
      1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)
      2. earth (as opposed to heaven)
      3. earth (inhabitants)
    2. 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)
    3. ground, surface of the earth
      1. ground
      2. soil
    4. (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
    5. (almost wholly late in usage)
      1. lands, countries 1e
    6. often in contrast to Canaan
 
 King James Word Usage - Total: 2504
land 1543, earth 712, country 140, ground 98, world 4, way 3, common 1, field 1, nations 1, wilderness + (04057) 1
 

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