H776
אֶרֶץ
'ereṣ
Appears in 960 Bible verses
Strong's Definition
nulleh' -rets from an unused root probably meaning to be firm the earth (at large, or partitively a land) — eh' -rets from an unused root probably meaning to be firm the earth (at large, or partitively a land) —
Detailed Meaning
land, earth, earth, whole earth (as opposed to a part), earth (as opposed to heaven), earth (inhabitants), land, country, territory, district, region, tribal territory, piece of ground, land of Canaan, Israel, inhabitants of land, Sheol, land without return, (under) world, city (-state), ground, surface of the earth, ground, soil, (in phrases), people of the land, space or distance of country (in measurements of distance), level or plain country, land of the living, end(s) of the earth, (almost wholly late in usage), lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan
Part of Speech
feminine noun
KJV Translation Counts
earth(712x)
country(140x)
ground(98x)
world(4x)
way(3x)
common(1x)
field(1x)
nations(1x)
Related Words
primitive root