לָ/אָ֣רֶץ
𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑
ʼerets
to this 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.
Deuteronomy 29:23 · Word #9
Lexicon H776
| Lemma | אֶרֶץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤑 |
| Transliteration | ʼerets |
| Strong's | H776 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | to this land |
SIBI-P1 Translation H776-31
to the land
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/toward) + definite article assimilated + feminine singular common noun in absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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