בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ

𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑

baarets

the ground

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 8:5 · Word #16

Lexicon H776

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

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

SIBI-P1 H776-13

in the firm land

Rootארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ)
Core Meaningsfirmness, solidity, ground, land, earth
Semantic Rangeearth (whole world), land (specific region or country), ground, field, soil, nation, common (as in shared earth), wilderness, way (path on land)
Conceptual Significanceאֶרֶץ represents God's created order and the arena of His covenant promises, such as the Promised Land to Abraham's descendants (Gen 12:7); it contrasts heavenly and earthly realms, underscores human dominion over creation (Gen 1:28), and symbolizes exile/restoration themes central to Israel's theology.
Morphological NotesHRd/Ncbsa: definite (ha- with dagesh) singular feminine common noun in the construct state (indicated by 'ba-' 'in' + אָרֶץ); appears with various cantillation marks but uniform morphology.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root's probable core sense of 'firmness' or 'solidity' by using 'firm land,' evoking the earth's stable, grounded nature as opposed to generic 'land'; it directly reflects the morphology as a singular feminine noun (Ncbsa) with the definite article (HRd), translated as 'the firm land' but contextually 'in the firm land' matching the common 'in the land.'

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root ארץ (firmness, solidity, 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