Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼerets

eh'-rets

אֶרֶץ

What it means

the earth

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Where it comes from

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm

How the King James translates it

  • land1397
  • earth540
  • country76
  • ground76
  • countries40
  • lands27
  • world4
  • way3

Every place it appears 2167

Esther8:1710:1
Song of Solomon2:12
Jonah1:82:6
Malachi3:124:6