אֶרֶץ
eres (ʾereṣ)
/EH-rets/
“earth, land, country, territory”
The terrestrial sphere, dry land, earth in contrast to heaven; profoundly the promised land of Canaan given by covenant to Abraham and his seed.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive word.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
landearthgroundcountry
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אֶרֶץ (earth, land, country, territory) -> G1093
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where אֶרֶץ (eres) carries significant theological or narrative weight.