'erets

H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f . & (seld.) m . earth , land . . earth , whole earth (opp. to a part) . earth , opp. to heaven, sky . earth = inhabitants of earth . land = . country, territory . district, region . trial territory . piece of ground . specif. land of Canaan, or Israel . = inhabitants of land . used even of Shᵉʼôl . . ground , surface of ground . soil , as productive . אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land . in measurements of distance . the country of the plain , level or plain country . land of the living . end(s) of the earth . pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands , countries , often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations , etc.