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אֶרֶץ (eres)

אֶרֶץ (eres) (Hebrew Lexicon • H776 • earth, land, country, territory): 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. It is closely linked with Pronunciation: Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew (Bereshit) (AUDIO • pronunciation): Recitation of Genesis 1:1 : 'Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz'.

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אֶרֶץ

eres (ʾereṣ) [EH-rets]

H776 Hebrew noun feminine 2505x

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.

Derivation: Primitive word.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G1093

Themes:

creation covenant land-promise eschatology

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.1.1 GEN.12.1 GEN.15.18 EXO.3.8 PSA.24.1 ISA.11.9

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Pronunciation: Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew (Bereshit)

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Recitation of Genesis 1:1 : 'Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz'.

Orel Zion (Hebrew Cantillation) • Wikimedia Commons Cantillation Archive CC-BY-SA 4.0

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אֶרֶץ (eres)

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