הָ/אָֽרֶץ
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑
ʼerets
the-earth
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.
Micah 4:13 · Word #21
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 HTd/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 | the-earth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H776-26
the earth
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, singular, absolute state with prefixed definite article; gender grammatically feminine though sometimes treated as both. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֶרֶץ denotes the solid ground or land in its broadest sense, extending to the whole earth as the inhabited realm. The prefixed definite article (הָ) marks it as singular and definite, hence "the earth." |
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