וְ/אֶ֣רֶץ

𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤑

veerets

and the 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

Daniel 11:42 · Word #4

Lexicon H776

Lemmaאֶרֶץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤑
Transliterationʼerets
Strong'sH776
In-contextand the land

Morphology HC/Ncbsc 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 H776-60

of firm-ground

Rootרצ (r-ṣ)
Core Meaningsfirmness, solidity, stability, endurance
Semantic RangeEarth at large, specific land/country, ground, field, common soil, wilderness, world; contextually ranges from cosmic (whole earth) to local (a territory).
Conceptual SignificanceRepresents God's created order and the arena of divine-human interaction, promised as inheritance to Israel (e.g., 'firm-ground flowing with milk and honey'); embodies stability amid chaos, underscoring themes of covenantal possession and eschatological restoration.
Morphological NotesNoun common gender, bound construct form (Ncbsc); appears with prepositions בְ ('in') or וְ ('and') in all listed occurrences, reflecting dependent status.
Rendering Rationale'Firm-ground' preserves the root's core sense of 'to be firm' by evoking solid, enduring earth, avoiding generic 'land' which obscures the etymological connection; the construct state (cbsc) is reflected with the preposition 'of' to indicate genitival dependence on a following noun. This maintains the common form's nuance as a bounded, firm domain rather than the entire earth.

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Words from Root רצ (firmness, solidity, stability, endurance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H776-09 aretsi my firm-land
H776-10 aretso his firm-land
H776-43 rts firm-ground

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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