בְּ/אַרְצֽ/וֹ

𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅

ʼerets

in the land

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.

Ayé "the world, the earth" (Yoruba)

H776

Genesis 24:37 · Word #13

Lexicon H776

Lemmaאֶרֶץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤑
Transliterationʼerets
Strong'sH776
DefinitionPhysical 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/Ncbsc/Sp3ms 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasein the land

SIBI-P1 Translation H776-20

in his land

Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ + feminine singular construct noun אֶרֶץ + 3rd person masculine singular suffix
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֶרֶץ denotes land or earth as solid ground or territory. The prefixed בְּ means "in," and the 3ms pronominal suffix indicates possession, yielding "in his land."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

in his land

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 accurately reflects the possessive and prepositional phrase present in the Hebrew.

Bantu Hebrew

בְּ/אַרְצֽ/וֹ (ʼerets) — 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.

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Word Meaning Language
Ayé the world, the earth Yoruba