בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ

𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑

beerets

in the land of

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

Genesis 36:21 · Word #9

Lexicon H776

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

Morphology HR/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 H776-23

in the firm land

Rootארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ)
Core Meaningsfirmness, stability, ground, land, earth
Semantic RangeEarth at large, land/country, ground/field, nation(s), wilderness, world, common (as in shared land).
Conceptual Significanceאֶרֶץ represents the created order under God's sovereignty (Gen 1:1), the Promised Land as inheritance for Israel (e.g., Deut 1:8), and a place of exile or scattering, emphasizing God's control over human domains and the tension between earthly firmness and divine stability.
Morphological NotesHR/Ncbsc: Hebrew preposition + feminine singular construct noun (אֶרֶץ in construct form before a following noun, though not shown here).
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root's core sense of 'firmness' from the unused root meaning 'to be firm,' while 'land' conveys the standard gloss of earth or territory; the preposition בְּ ('in') is directly translated, and the construct state (bsc) implies 'in the land of,' but is rendered smoothly as a fixed phrase common in English Bibles. The morphology HR/Ncbsc (feminine singular construct noun) is reflected in the singular feminine-compatible 'firm land' without added suffixes.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root ארץ (firmness, stability, 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
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