ארץ

See also: אַרץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ר־ץ (ʾ-r-ṣ)

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-. Compare Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ) and Aramaic אַרְעָא.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. country, land
  2. territory, district, region
  3. earth, Earth
    • Genesis 1:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃
      b'reshít bará 'elohím 'ét hashamáyim v'ét ha'árets.
      In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  4. ground, soil
  5. (definite, popular) Israel

Usage notes

Declension

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