אֶ֫רֶץ
land
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Both
- Attested as both masculine and feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
159 verses where H776 appears in the Absolute state in the Book of Psalms. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- Psalms 2:2 אֶ֗רֶץ n c bs The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying,
- Psalms 2:8 אָֽרֶץ n c bs Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, The uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
- Psalms 2:10 אָֽרֶץ n c bs Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
- Psalms 7:5 לָ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
- Psalms 8:1 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, Who has set your glory above the heavens!
- Psalms 8:9 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!
- Psalms 10:18 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
- Psalms 12:6 לָ/אָ֑רֶץ prep det + n c bs The words of Yahweh are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
- Psalms 16:3 בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
- Psalms 17:11 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
- Psalms 18:7 הָ/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, Because he was angry.
- Psalms 19:4 הָ/אָ֨רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Their voice has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
- Psalms 21:10 מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ prep + n c bs You will destroy their descendants from the earth, Their posterity from among the children of men.
- Psalms 22:27 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
- Psalms 22:29 אֶ֗רֶץ n c bs All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he who can't keep his soul alive.
- Psalms 24:1 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; The world, and those who dwell therein.
- Psalms 25:13 אָֽרֶץ n c bs His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.
- Psalms 33:5 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Psalms 33:8 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- Psalms 33:14 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
- Psalms 34:16 מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ prep + n c bs Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- Psalms 35:20 אֶ֑רֶץ n c bs For they don't speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
- Psalms 37:3 אֶ֝֗רֶץ n c bs Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Psalms 37:9 אָֽרֶץ n c bs For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
- Psalms 37:11 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
- Psalms 37:22 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
- Psalms 37:29 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.
- Psalms 37:34 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalms 41:2 בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ prep det + n c bs Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive, He shall be blessed on the earth, And he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
- Psalms 44:3 אָ֗רֶץ n c bs For they didn't get the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, Because you were favorable to them.
- Psalms 44:25 לָ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.
- Psalms 45:16 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
- Psalms 46:2 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, Though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
- Psalms 46:6 אָֽרֶץ n c bs The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, and the earth melted.
- Psalms 46:8 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs Come, see Yahweh's works, What desolations he has made in the earth.
- Psalms 46:9 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.
- Psalms 46:10 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."
- Psalms 47:2 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs For Yahweh Most High is awesome. He is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 47:7 הָ/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
- Psalms 47:9 אֶ֗רֶץ n c bs The princes of the peoples are gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!
- Psalms 48:2 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion, on the north sides, The city of the great King.
- Psalms 48:10 אֶ֑רֶץ n c bs As is your name, God, So is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Psalms 50:1 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, And calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
- Psalms 50:4 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He calls to the heavens above, To the earth, that he may judge his people:
- Psalms 57:5 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
- Psalms 57:11 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Psalms 58:2 בָּ/אָ֡רֶץ prep det + n c bs No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
- Psalms 58:11 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs So that men shall say, "Most assuredly there is a reward for the righteous. Most assuredly there is a God who judges the earth."
- Psalms 59:13 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 60:2 אֶ֣רֶץ n c bs You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, For it quakes.
- Psalms 61:2 הָ/אָ֨רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalms 63:9 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
- Psalms 65:5 אֶ֝֗רֶץ n c bs By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, Of those who are far away on the sea;
- Psalms 65:9 הָ/אָ֨רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.
- Psalms 66:1 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 66:4 הָ/אָ֤רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs All the earth will worship you, And will sing to you; They will sing to your name." Selah.
- Psalms 67:2 בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs That your way may be known on earth, And your salvation among all nations,
- Psalms 67:4 בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ prep det + n c bs Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, For you will judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations on earth. Selah.
- Psalms 67:6 אֶ֭רֶץ n c bs The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
- Psalms 67:7 אָֽרֶץ n c bs God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- Psalms 68:8 אֶ֤רֶץ n c bs The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai-- At the presence of God, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 68:32 הָ֭/אָרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.
- Psalms 69:34 וָ/אָ֑רֶץ conj + n c bs Let heaven and earth praise him; The seas, and everything that moves therein!
- Psalms 71:20 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, You will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 72:6 אָֽרֶץ n c bs He will come down like rain on the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
- Psalms 72:8 אָֽרֶץ n c bs He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, From the River to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 72:16 בָּ/אָרֶץ֮ הָ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs There shall be abundance of grain throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
- Psalms 72:19 הָ/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 73:9 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
- Psalms 73:25 בָ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.
- Psalms 74:7 לָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ prep det + n c bs They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling-place of your Name.
- Psalms 74:8 בָּ/אָֽרֶץ prep det + n c bs They said in their heart, "We will crush them completely." They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.
- Psalms 74:12 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- Psalms 74:17 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.
- Psalms 74:20 אֶ֝֗רֶץ n c bs Honor your covenant, For haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.
- Psalms 75:3 אֶ֥רֶץ n c bs The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.
- Psalms 75:8 אָֽרֶץ n c bs For in the hand of Yahweh there is a cup, Full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
- Psalms 76:8 אֶ֖רֶץ n c bs You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
- Psalms 76:9 אֶ֣רֶץ n c bs When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 76:12 אָֽרֶץ n c bs He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 77:18 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 78:69 כְּ֝/אֶ֗רֶץ prep + n c bs He built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he has established forever.
- Psalms 79:2 אָֽרֶץ n c bs They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, The flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.
- Psalms 80:9 אָֽרֶץ n c bs You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.
- Psalms 82:5 אָֽרֶץ n c bs They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Psalms 82:8 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Arise, God, judge the earth, For you inherit all of the nations.
- Psalms 83:18 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs That they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, Are the Most High over all the earth.
- Psalms 85:11 מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ prep + n c bs Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
- Psalms 89:11 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; The world and its fullness. You have founded them.
- Psalms 89:27 אָֽרֶץ n c bs I will also appoint him my firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 89:39 לָ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
- Psalms 89:44 לָ/אָ֥רֶץ prep det + n c bs You have ended his splendor, And thrown his throne down to the ground.
- Psalms 90:2 אֶ֣רֶץ n c bs Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever you had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
- Psalms 94:2 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
- Psalms 95:4 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his.
- Psalms 96:1 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
- Psalms 96:9 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
- Psalms 96:11 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and it's fullness!
- Psalms 96:13 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Before Yahweh; for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, The peoples with his truth.
- Psalms 97:1 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
- Psalms 97:4 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
- Psalms 97:5 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
- Psalms 97:9 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
- Psalms 98:3 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalms 98:4 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
- Psalms 98:9 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Let them sing before Yahweh, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
- Psalms 99:1 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
- Psalms 100:1 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
- Psalms 101:6 אֶרֶץ֮ n c bs My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, He will serve me.
- Psalms 101:8 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city.
- Psalms 102:15 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; All the kings of the earth your glory.
- Psalms 102:19 אֶ֬רֶץ n c bs For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;
- Psalms 102:25 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
- Psalms 103:11 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
- Psalms 104:5 אֶ֭רֶץ n c bs He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.
- Psalms 104:9 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don't turn again to cover the earth.
- Psalms 104:13 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
- Psalms 104:14 הָ/אָֽרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:
- Psalms 104:24 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
- Psalms 104:32 לָ֭/אָרֶץ prep det + n c bs He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- Psalms 104:35 הָ/אָ֡רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 105:7 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
- Psalms 105:16 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
- Psalms 106:17 אֶ֭רֶץ n c bs The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.
- Psalms 106:27 בָּ/אֲרָצֽוֹת prep det + n c bp That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
- Psalms 106:38 הָ֝/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
- Psalms 107:3 וּֽ/מֵ/אֲרָצ֗וֹת conj + prep + n c bp And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
- Psalms 108:5 הָ/אָ֣רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Be exalted, God, above the heavens, Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Psalms 109:15 מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ prep + n c bs Let them be before Yahweh continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
- Psalms 110:6 אֶ֥רֶץ n c bs He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
- Psalms 112:2 בָּ֭/אָרֶץ prep det + n c bs His seed will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalms 113:6 וּ/בָ/אָֽרֶץ conj + prep det + n c bs Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
- Psalms 114:7 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
- Psalms 115:15 וָ/אָֽרֶץ conj + n c bs Blessed are you by Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 115:16 וְ֝/הָ/אָ֗רֶץ conj + ptcl def.art + n c bs The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; But the earth has he given to the children of men.
- Psalms 119:19 בָ/אָ֑רֶץ prep det + n c bs I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me.
- Psalms 119:64 הָ/אָ֗רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 119:87 בָ/אָ֑רֶץ prep det + n c bs They had almost wiped me from the earth, But I didn't forsake your precepts.
- Psalms 119:90 אֶ֝֗רֶץ n c bs Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
- Psalms 119:119 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
- Psalms 121:2 וָ/אָֽרֶץ conj + n c bs My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 124:8 וָ/אָֽרֶץ conj + n c bs Our help is in the name of Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 134:3 וָ/אָֽרֶץ conj + n c bs May Yahweh bless you from Zion; Even he who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 135:6 וּ/בָ/אָ֑רֶץ conj + prep det + n c bs Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;
- Psalms 135:7 הָ֫/אָ֥רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings with the rain; Who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
- Psalms 136:6 הָ֭/אָרֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs To him who spread out the earth above the waters; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 138:4 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, For they have heard the words of your mouth.
- Psalms 139:15 אָֽרֶץ n c bs My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 140:11 בָּ֫/אָ֥רֶץ prep det + n c bs An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
- Psalms 141:7 בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ prep det + n c bs "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."
- Psalms 143:3 לָ֭/אָרֶץ prep det + n c bs For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
- Psalms 143:6 כְּ/אֶֽרֶץ prep + n c bs I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
- Psalms 146:6 וָ/אָ֗רֶץ conj + n c bs Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever;
- Psalms 147:6 אָֽרֶץ n c bs Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
- Psalms 147:8 לָ/אָ֣רֶץ prep det + n c bs Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
- Psalms 147:15 אָ֑רֶץ n c bs He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
- Psalms 148:7 הָ/אָ֑רֶץ ptcl def.art + n c bs Praise Yahweh from the earth, You great sea creatures, and all depths!
- Psalms 148:11 אֶ֭רֶץ אָֽרֶץ n c bs n c bs Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
- Psalms 148:13 אֶ֥רֶץ n c bs Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, ארץ (ʼerets) means “land.” Carrying more than one sense, it rewards its full sense range. Spanning 2,190 verses in 39 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Hebrew Bible. Scripture first uses it in Genesis 1:1. From the same root come ארע and ארצא. See the sense tree, 2,190-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H776 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 2,190
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 2,190 distinct verses.
- 39 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 39 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #17
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 17 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 2,190 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 2,190 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 1,038 verses · 47%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 705 verses · 32%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 447 verses · 20%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Land 1,210×, Earth 543×, Ground 82×
- American Standard Version: Land 1,137×, Earth 505×, Ground 73×
- Berean Standard Bible: Land 1,415×, Earth 544×, Ground 117×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Land 994×, Earth 596×, Land of 491×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H776 across 2,504 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 180 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H776 across 2,502 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 304 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H776 across 2,375 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 82 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 108 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H776 across 2,463 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 60 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
18 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 18 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1.
- a. earth, whole earth (opp. to a part) Gn 18:18, 25; 22:18 (= הָאֲדָמָה 12:3) Je 25:26, 29, 30; 26:6 Is 37:16, 20 = 2 K 19:15, 19 Zc 4:10, 14 +. e.g. Genesis 18:18
- b. earth, opp. to heaven, sky Gn 1:2 Ex 20:4 Dt 5:8; 30:19 Ju 5:4 La 2:1 Is 37:16 = 2 K 19:15 ψ 146:6 1 Ch 21:16; 29:11 2 Ch 2:11 +; as permanent Ec 1:4; built on foundations, or pillars 1 S 2:8 ψ 104:5 Jb 38:4 Is 48:13; 51:13, 16 cf. also Is 24:18 ψ 82:5; firm, so that its shaking is something terrible, & token of terrible power 1 S 14:5 2 S 22:8 = ψ 18:8 Jb 9:6 cf. ψ 46:3 & v 7; so also Am 8:8 Is 2:19, 21; 24:18, 19, 20 ψ 60:4; 77:19; 99:1; 114:7; as hung on nothing Jb 26:7; with waters under it Ex 20:4 = Dt 5:8 cf. Gn 7:11; personified, especially as addressed, called to witness, etc. Dt 32:1 Je 6:19; 22:29 Is 1:2 Mi 1:2 Jb 16:18. e.g. Genesis 1:2
- c. earth = inhabitants of earth Gn 6:11; 11:1 1 K 2:2; 10:24 ψ 33:8; 66:4 + cf. תֵּבֵל א׳ Pr 8:31 Jb 37:12. e.g. Genesis 6:11
- 2. land =
- a. country, territory, א׳ שִׁנְעָר Gn 10:10, א׳ מִצְרַיִם 21:21; cf. also 10:11; 11:28, 31; 13:10; 47:6, 27; 50:8 Is 7:18; 23:1, 13; 27:13 ψ 78:12 Je 25:20 1 Ch 1:43; personif. Is 62:4 Ec 10:16, 17. e.g. Genesis 10:10
- b. district, region Gn 19:28; 22:2 Jos 11:3 ψ 42:7. e.g. Genesis 19:28
- c. tribal territory Dt 34:2 Ju 21:21 1 S 9:4, 16; 13:7 1 K 15:20 Is 8:23; and still smaller territories 1 S 9:4, 5. e.g. Deuteronomy 34:2
- d. piece of ground Gn 23:15. e.g. Genesis 23:15
- e. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel Gn 11:31; 12:1, 5, 6, 7; 31:3 Lv 14:34 Dt 17:14; 18:9 2 K 5:2, 4 +; especially obj. of יָרַשׁ possess Dt 3:20 + often Dt ψ al.; so after נָחַל Jos 19:49 +; נָתַן Dt 1:21 +. f. = inhabitants of land Lv 19:29 Ez 14:13 + cf. Dt 24:4 Zc 12:12 etc. g. used even of Sheʾôl Jb 10:21, 22 (cf. Assyrian irṣit la târat, land without return, in Descent of Ishtar, v. Jr 10.65); v. also ψ 139:15 Is 44:23. e.g. Genesis 11:31
- 3.
- a. ground, surface of ground = אֲדָמָה q.v. Gn 1:26, 30; 18:2; 33:3; 38:9 Ex 4:3; 16:14 Ru 2:10 1 S 5:4 + very often in S. e.g. Genesis 1:26
- b. soil, as productive = אֲדָמָה Gn 1:11, 12 Lv 19:9; 25:19; 26:4 cf. Nu 14:7, 8 Is 36:17 = 2 K 18:32 ψ 72:6, 16; 107:34, 35 Ezr 9:12 Ne 9:35. e.g. Genesis 1:11
- 4. אֶרֶץ in phrases:
- a. people of the land עַם־הָא׳ of non-Israelites Gn 23:7, 12, 13 (P) Nu 14:9 (JE); as well as Isr. Lv 20:4 (H) 2 K 15:5; 16:15; 21:24(×2); especially common people, opp. officials, princes Lv 4:27 (P) Ez 7:27 2 K 11:18, 19. e.g. Genesis 23:7
- b. in measurements of distance, כִּבְרַת הָא׳ the space or distance of country (v. כּברה) Gn 35:16, so כִּבְרַת א׳ some distance Gn 48:7 2 K 5:19. e.g. Genesis 35:16
- c. אֶרֶץ הַמִּישׁוֹר the country of the plain, level or plain country Dt 4:33 Je 48:21; א׳ מִישׁוֹר fig. ψ 143:10 (but read אֹרַח 𝔖 Bi Gr Che, cf. ψ 27:11). e.g. Deuteronomy 4:33
- d. א׳חַיִּים land of the living ψ 27:13; א׳ הַחַיִּים ψ 142:6 +. e.g. Psalms 27:13
- e. קְצֵה הָא׳ end(s) of the earth Is 42:10; 43:6 (‖ רָחוֹק) ψ 135:7 Pr 17:24, so אַפְסֵי א׳ Pr 30:4 +; קְצוֹת הָא׳ Is 40:28; 41:5, 9. e.g. Isaiah 42:10
- 5. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late, Je 16:15 + 6 times Je; 23 times Ez; Is 36:20; 37:11 = 2 K 18:35; 19:11 (Is 37:18 read הַגּוֹיִם v. Che Di & cf. 2 K 19:17); 22 times Chr; Dn 9:7; 11:40, 42; ψ 105:44; 106:27; 107:3; 116:9; besides these only P Gn 10:5, 20, 31 Lv 26:36, 39, except Gn 26:3, 4 (JR) 41:54 (JE); it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc., v. especially abs. Ez 20:32; 22:4; = the various petty divisions of Canaan afterward united under Israel’s control Gn 26:3, 4, cf. 1 Ch 13:2 אַרְצוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל, 2 Ch 11:23 אַרְצוֹת יְהוּדָה. e.g. Jeremiah 16:15
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.f. Gn 10:11 & (seld.) m. Ez 21:24 earth, land (Ph. MI ארץ, Assyrian irṣitu COTGloss, Arabic أَرْضٌ, Sab. ארץֿ e.g. Os 9 DHMZMG 1875, 594, 614; Sem. Sprachf. 12, cf. PräBAS i. 374 n., Aramaic אֲרַע, ܐܰܪܥܳܐ )—א׳ abs. Gn 1:24 +; cstr. 2:11 +; אָ֑רֶץ 1:10 +; c. art. always הָאָ֫רֶץ 1:11 +; c. ה—ָloc. אַ֫רְצָה 11:31 +, (poet. = אָרֶץ Jb 34:13; cf. 1 S 25:23 1 K 1:31); sf. אַרְצִי 20:15 + אַרְצְךָ (אַרְצֶ֑ךָ) 12:1 +, etc.; pl. אֲרָצוֹת Je 28:8 + 65 times; cstr. אַרְצוֹת Ez 39:27 + 6 times; sf. אַרְצֹתָם Gn 10:5 + 2 times;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
אֶרֶץ
- רצץ; Ch. a. oth. dial. ארע fr. רעע to press together, stamp—from the rugged appearance of the surface after the subsidence of the waters) earth, dry land; country, land, field (opp. to town). Ex. R. s. 13 … threw dust upon the waters ונעשה א׳ and earth (crust) was formed.—א׳ ישראל (abbr. א"י) Palestine, opp. חוצה לָאָ׳, or מדינת הים foreign countries, or distant countries. Gitt. I, 2. Ib. 6ᵃ; a. fr.—הָאָרֶץ Palestine, Ḥull. 16ᵇ משנכנסו לא׳ since entering Palestine (under Joshua); a. fr.—עם הָאָ׳ (abbr. ע"ה) country people, hence illiterate, coarse, unrefined (often applied to an individual); pl. עַמֵּי הא׳, opp. תלמיד חכם. Sabb. 63ᵃ. Ḥull. 92ᵃ; a. v. fr.—Esp. ע"ה those not observing certain religious customs regarding tithes, levitical cleanness &c., opp. חָבֵר q. v. Dem. I, 2; a. fr.—Pl. אֲרָצוֹת. Shebi. IX, 2 שלש א׳ וכ׳ Palestine is divided into three countries with reference to the laws of the Sabbath year. Keth. 111ᵃ; a. e., v. עִיסָה; a. fr.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 297 distinct written forms H776 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 237 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H776, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 2,063 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 2,190 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 1:1
- Exodus 1:7
- Leviticus 4:27
- Numbers 1:1
- Deuteronomy 1:5
- Joshua 1:2
- Judges 1:2
- Ruth 1:1
- 1 Samuel 2:8
- 2 Samuel 1:2
- 1 Kings 1:23
- 2 Kings 2:15
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
