אֶ֧רֶץ

𐤀𐤓𐤑

erets

land

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

H776

1 Chronicles 19:2 · Word #24

Lexicon H776

Lemmaאֶרֶץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤑
Transliterationʼerets
Strong'sH776
In-contextland

Morphology HNcbsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H776-24

the firm-standing earth

Morphological NotesFeminine singular noun (HNcbsa: Hebrew Noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute). The word appears in both absolute and construct states. While grammatically feminine, it can occasionally appear with masculine agreement in biblical Hebrew. The form אֶרֶץ (ʼerets) is the standard singular; plural forms are אֲרָצוֹת (ʾarāṣôt).
Rendering RationaleThe root ʾ-r-ṣ derives from a verb meaning 'to be firm' or 'to be stable,' suggesting the earth as that which is solid and established. The morphology HNcbsa indicates a feminine singular construct absolute noun, which in English is best rendered as 'the firm-standing earth' to preserve both the root's semantic connection to firmness and the singular feminine gender of the Hebrew form.

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Words from Root ארץ (to be firm, to be stable, firmness, solidity, established place)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H776-02 arets firm land
H777-01 aretsa Arza (Earthy-one)
H776-03 aretsah to her firmness

Word Usage (2505 occurrences of H776)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:1 הָ/אָֽרֶץ haarets the earth
Genesis 1:2 וְ/הָ/אָ֗רֶץ vehaarets and the earth
Genesis 1:10 אֶ֔רֶץ erets Earth
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