What does אֱנוֹשׁ · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
אֱנוֹשׁ · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Mortal man from the earth".
Hebrew · H582, H776
אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ
Properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120 ); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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אֱנוֹשׁ H582 properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120 ); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
Pronunciation ’ĕnôš
Emphasizes human frailty and mortality, distinguishing ordinary people from the more dignified term for man.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ (enosh min-ha'arets) mean in the Bible?
אֱנוֹשׁ · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Mortal man from the earth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H582, H776?
H582, H776 is connected to 2,547 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Mortal man from the earth
Strong's H582, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,547 verses Source Gloss
Mortal man from the earth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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