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.

H776

Micah 4:13 · Word #21

Lexicon H776

Lemmaאֶרֶץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤑
Transliterationʼerets
Strong'sH776
DefinitionPhysical 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

Phrasethe-earth

SIBI-P1 Translation H776-26

the earth

Morphological NotesNoun, common, singular, absolute state with prefixed definite article; gender grammatically feminine though sometimes treated as both.
Rendering RationaleThe 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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