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genesis_19:23

Genesis 19:23

Hebrew
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ יָצָ֣א עַל הָאָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
וְל֖וֹט בָּ֥א צֹֽעֲרָה
ESV
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
NIV
By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.
NLT
Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
ἥλιος ἐξῆλθεν ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
Λωτ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Σηγωρ
KJV
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

Genesis 19:22 ← Genesis 19:23 → Genesis 19:24

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