מֵ/אָֽרֶץ
𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑
ʼerets
from earth
Physical ground, earth, or land; refers to soil or terrain, as well as to a specific territory, region, or country. In broader contexts, can denote the inhabited world or the entirety of the earth, in contrast to the heavens. Semantic range includes the literal earth’s surface, a portion of the earth as a land or country (often with reference to named territories, such as the land of Egypt or the land of Canaan), and, in more abstract senses, the general concept of the earth as the habitation or realm of humanity.
2 Samuel 23:4 · Word #11
Lexicon H776
| Lemma | אֶרֶץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤑 |
| Transliteration | ʼerets |
| Strong's | H776 |
| Definition | Physical ground, earth, or land; refers to soil or terrain, as well as to a specific territory, region, or country. In broader contexts, can denote the inhabited world or the entirety of the earth, in contrast to the heavens. Semantic range includes the literal earth’s surface, a portion of the earth as a land or country (often with reference to named territories, such as the land of Egypt or the land of Canaan), and, in more abstract senses, the general concept of the earth as the habitation or realm of humanity. |
Morphology HR/Ncbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from earth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H776-36
from earth
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") + noun, common, singular, absolute; no article or suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form combines the preposition מִן (assimilated as מֵ, "from") with the singular noun אֶרֶץ, yielding the sense "from earth/land." "Earth" preserves the broad root sense of solid ground or terrestrial realm without narrowing it to a specific territory. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from land
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "from earth". |