See also: אַרץ

Hebrew

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מדבר בארץ ישראל

Etymology

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Root
א־ר־ץ (ʾ-r-ts)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

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Noun

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אֶרֶץ (éretsf (plural indefinite אֲרָצוֹת, singular construct אֶרֶץ־, plural construct אַרְצוֹת־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form אָרֶץ) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. country, land
    ביקרתי בהרבה ארצות.
    bikárti be harbé aratsót.
    I visited many countries.
  2. territory, district, region
  3. (formal) Earth (the third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live)
    Synonym: כַּדּוּר הָאָרֶץ (kadúr ha'árets)
    • Tanach, 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
    Synonym: אֲדָמָה (adamá)
  5. (definite, popular) Israel
    כמה זמן אתה גר בארץ?
    káma zman atá gar ba arets?
    For how long have you been living in Israel?

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