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Job 11:9

Hebrew
אֲרֻכָּ֣ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץplugin-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
מִדָּ֑הּ וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי יָֽם
ESV
Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
NIV
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
NLT
It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.
LXX
μακρότερα μέτρου γῆςplugin-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
εὔρους θαλάσσης
KJV
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Job 11:8 ← Job 11:9 → Job 11:10

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