בַּ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת

𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕

ʼerets

against the lands

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

Daniel 11:42 · Word #3

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 HR/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

Common Translation

Phraseagainst the lands

SIBI-P1 Translation H776-12

in the lands

Morphological NotesPreposition ב + definite article + noun common feminine plural absolute (אֲרָצוֹת).
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֶרֶץ denotes ground or land as solid territory; here it appears in the feminine plural absolute with the prefixed preposition בָּ and definite article, yielding "in the lands." The plural preserves the sense of multiple territories or regions.

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