H0776: H0776. H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land 1. . a. . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part) b. . earth, opp. to heaven, sky c. . earth = inhabitants of earth
2. . land = a. . country, territory b. . district, region c. . trial territory d. . piece of ground e. . specif. land of Canaan, or Israel f. . = inhabitants of land g. . used even of Shᵉʼôl
3. . a. . ground, surface of ground b. . soil, as productive
4. . אֶרֶץ in phrases a. . people of the land b. . in measurements of distance c. . the country of the plain, level or plain country d. . land of the living e. . end(s) of the earth
5. . pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.