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Psalm 104:5

Hebrew
יָֽסַד אֶ֭רֶץplugin-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
עַל מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ בַּל תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד
ESV
He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
NIV
He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
NLT
You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.
LXX
ἐθεμελίωσεν 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
ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
αἰῶνα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
αἰῶνος
KJV
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

Psalm 104:4 ← Psalm 104:5 → Psalm 104:6

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