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אֲרַע ara
Hebrew word for “earth” · Strong’s H772 · used 21 times in 17 verses
Meaning
: planet; earth, world, ground; Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H)
Senses in the lexicon
- earth: planet (16)
- earth: soil (4)
- earth: inferior (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ara in context, with how often each is used:
- earth the 15
- land the 3
- ground the 2
- earthward 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 4 (8), Daniel 7 (3), Daniel 2 (2), Daniel 6 (2), Ezra 5 (1), Jeremiah 10 (1)
Forms
- ארעא 15
- בארעא 3
- וארעא 1
- מארעא 1
- ובארעא 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ara more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 15
- שָׁמַיִן shamayin “heaven” 9
- כֹּל kol “all” 8
- מִן־ min “from” 8
- אִילָן ilan “tree” 4
- נְחָשׁ nechash “bronze” 4
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 6
- הֲוָא hava “to be” 5
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 5
- חֵיוָא cheva “beast” 4
- חֲזָה chazah “to see” 4
- רוּם rum “height” 3
Key verses
The verses using ara that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Ezra 5:11 — And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which…
- Jeremiah 10:11 — Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
- Daniel 2:35 — Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the…
- Daniel 2:39 — And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
- Daniel 4:1 — Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
- Daniel 4:10 — Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
- Daniel 4:22 — It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…
- Daniel 6:25 — Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
- Daniel 6:27 — He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
- Daniel 7:4 — The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the…
- Daniel 7:23 — Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall…
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.