אֶרֶץ (ʼerets) — Common

Hebrew word study: אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), Strong's H776. the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

HebrewStrong's H776
Quick definition
Hebrew word
אֶרֶץ (ʼerets)
Pronounced: eh'-rets

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Word study
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

KJV translation words: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Where this word appears

Strong's H776 is tagged on 2,500 words in 2,186 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:1 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

the land ×578the earth ×479the land of ×217in the land of ×196from the land of ×121in the land ×113the ground towards ×66the lands ×47a land ×45on the earth ×39the ground ×31land your ×30

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

הָאָרֶץ ×914אֶרֶץ ×378בְּאֶרֶץ ×229מֵאֶרֶץ ×158בָּאָרֶץ ×149אָרֶץ ×109אַרְצָה ×51לָאָרֶץ ×49הָאֲרָצוֹת ×42וְהָאָרֶץ ×38

Books where it appears most

Genesis ×311Jeremiah ×271Ezekiel ×198Deuteronomy ×197Isaiah ×190Psalms ×186Exodus ×136Numbers ×123

Verses (first 25 of 2186)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H772 אֲרַע (ʼăraʻ), H777 אַרְצָא (ʼartsâʼ), H4420 מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʼerets (H776) mean?

The earth (at large, or partitively a land).

How is H776 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H776 as: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world..

How often does אֶרֶץ (ʼerets) appear?

Strong's H776 is tagged on 2,500 words in 2,186 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:1 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.