Old Testament Hebrew

Entry for Strong's #776 - אֶרֶץ

Transliteration:

'erets

Phonetics:

eh'-rets

Word Origin:

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm

Parts of Speech:

Noun Feminine

TWOT:

167

Word Definition [ Brown-Drivers-Briggs' | Strong's ]

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 66 ‑ ἄγριος (ag'‑ree‑os); 68 ‑ ἀγρός (ag‑ros'); 1093 ‑ γῆ (ghay); 1475 ‑ ἔδαφος (ed'‑af‑os); 1484 ‑ ἔθνος (eth'‑nos); 2730 ‑ κατοικέω (kat‑oy‑keh'‑o); 3598 ‑ ὁδός (hod‑os'); 3611 ‑ οἰκέω (oy‑key'‑o); 3624 ‑ οἶκος (oy'‑kos); 3625 ‑ οἰκουμένη (oy‑kou‑men'‑ay); 3725 ‑ ὅριον (hor'‑ee‑on); 3772 ‑ οὐρανός (oo‑ran‑os'); 5561 ‑ χώρα (kho'‑rah); 444 ‑ ἄνθρωπος (anth'‑ro‑pos); 4098 ‑ πίπτω (pip'‑to, pet'‑o); 1855 ‑ ἔξωθεν (ex'‑o‑then);

Frequency / Word lists [ Book | Word ]

Verse Results

KJV

NAS

Genesis	252
Exodus	111
Leviticus	67
Numbers	104
Deuteronomy	171
Joshua	91
Judges	53
Ruth	4
1 Samuel	45
2 Samuel	37
1 Kings	51
2 Kings	59
1 Chronicles	38
2 Chronicles	69
Ezra	11
Nehemiah	16
Esther	2
Job	57
Psalms	188
Proverbs	22
Ecclesiastes	13
Song of Solomon	1
Isaiah	166
Jeremiah	236
Lamentations	10
Ezekiel	173
Daniel	17
Hosea	19
Joel	12
Amos	21
Obadiah	1
Jonah	2
Micah	13
Nahum	3
Habakkuk	10
Zephaniah	7
Haggai	5
Zechariah	32
Malachi	2

Genesis	251
Exodus	111
Leviticus	67
Numbers	104
Deuteronomy	171
Joshua	92
Judges	53
Ruth	4
1 Samuel	45
2 Samuel	37
1 Kings	51
2 Kings	59
1 Chronicles	38
2 Chronicles	69
Ezra	11
Nehemiah	16
Esther	2
Job	57
Psalms	188
Proverbs	21
Ecclesiastes	13
Song of Solomon	1
Isaiah	165
Jeremiah	235
Lamentations	10
Ezekiel	173
Daniel	17
Hosea	19
Joel	12
Amos	21
Obadiah	1
Jonah	2
Micah	13
Nahum	3
Habakkuk	10
Zephaniah	7
Haggai	5
Zechariah	32
Malachi	2

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