לָ/אָ֖רֶץ

𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑

ʼerets

the land

Physical ground, earth, or land; refers to soil or terrain, as well as to a specific territory, region, or country. In broader contexts, can denote the inhabited world or the entirety of the earth, in contrast to the heavens. Semantic range includes the literal earth’s surface, a portion of the earth as a land or country (often with reference to named territories, such as the land of Egypt or the land of Canaan), and, in more abstract senses, the general concept of the earth as the habitation or realm of humanity.

H776

Amos 8:9 · Word #11

Lexicon H776

Lemmaאֶרֶץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤑
Transliterationʼerets
Strong'sH776
DefinitionPhysical ground, earth, or land; refers to soil or terrain, as well as to a specific territory, region, or country. In broader contexts, can denote the inhabited world or the entirety of the earth, in contrast to the heavens. Semantic range includes the literal earth’s surface, a portion of the earth as a land or country (often with reference to named territories, such as the land of Egypt or the land of Canaan), and, in more abstract senses, the general concept of the earth as the habitation or realm of humanity.

Morphology HRd/Ncbsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasethe land

SIBI-P1 Translation H776-31

to the land

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ (to/toward) + definite article assimilated + feminine singular common noun in absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֶרֶץ denotes the solid ground, land, or earth as a firm domain; the prefixed לָ marks direction toward it, and the definite form indicates a specific land or the earth as a known realm. The singular absolute form is preserved in the concise rendering.

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