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'erets

'erets {eh'-rets}
Hebrew: noun feminine

Possible Definitions:
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1) country, territory
2) district, region
3) tribal territory
4) piece of ground
5) land of Canaan, Israel
6) inhabitants of land
7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1) ground
2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1) people of the land
2) space/distance of country (in measurements of distance)
3) level/plain country
4) land of the living
5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1) lands, countries
a) often in contrast to Canaan

'erets {eh'-rets}

Hebrew: noun feminine

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Strong's Number 776

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament - 167