אָ֑רֶץ

𐤀𐤓𐤑

arets

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

Isaiah 60:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H776

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

Morphology HNcbsa 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 H776-02

firm land

Rootארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ)
Core Meaningsfirmness, solidity, ground, land, earth
Semantic RangePhysical planet, inhabitable world, national territory/country, soil/ground/field, realm of the dead (poetic), people of the land, wilderness.
Conceptual Significanceאֶרֶץ is central to biblical theology as the divinely created and ordered domain under God's sovereignty, embodying covenant promises (e.g., the Promised Land to Abraham), sites of judgment and restoration, and the stage for human obedience, worship, and eschatological renewal (e.g., new heavens and new earth).
Morphological NotesHNcbsa: Noun, feminine singular, common gender, absolute state. Appears in various vocalizations (e.g., אָֽרֶץ, אָ֑רֶץ) but consistently as the base nominative/accusative form without directionality or suffixes.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering 'firm land' evokes the root's probable meaning of 'to be firm,' preserving the semantic connection to solidity and stability while using 'land' as the standard gloss; it reflects the morphology as a singular feminine noun in the absolute state (HNcbsa), employing a singular, gender-neutral English phrase suitable for a non-personified noun.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root ארץ (firmness, solidity, ground, land, earth)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H777-01 aretsa Arza (Earthy-one)
H776-03 aretsah to her firmness
H776-04 aretsam their**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