הָ/אֲרָצ֔וֹת

𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕

haaratsot

the lands

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

2 Chronicles 13:9 · Word #14

Lexicon H776

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

Morphology HTd/Ncbpa 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 p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H776-25

the firm lands

Rootארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ)
Core Meaningsfirmness, stability, ground, land, earth
Semantic Rangeearth (whole world), land/country, ground/soil, region/territory, nation(s)/people (idiomatically), wilderness/field
Conceptual SignificanceRepresents God's creation and sovereignty over the physical world (Gen 1:1); promised **land** central to Abrahamic covenant (Gen 12:7); symbolizes exile/restoration for Israel (Deut 28; Jer 31); evokes human transience vs. divine stability (Ps 90:2).
Morphological NotesHTd/Ncbpa: definite article (ha-) + feminine plural construct noun (ʾărāṣôṯ); appears in construct chain in many occurrences.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering 'the firm lands' preserves the root's core sense of 'firmness' from the unused root meaning 'to be firm,' while 'lands' reflects the plural form; 'the' directly translates the definite article (HTd). It maintains the common translation nuance but highlights the etymological stability.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root ארץ (firmness, stability, ground, land, earth)

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