heb

eh'-rets

"'erets"

אֶרֶץ

1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

divided in their lands every one after

one in the earth

Calneh in the land of Shinar

Out of that land went forth Asshur

tongues in their countries and in their

days was the earth divided and his

tongues in their lands after their nations

divided in the earth after the flood

And the whole earth was of one