What does אֶפֶס · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
אֶפֶס · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ends of the earth".
Hebrew · H657, H776
אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ
Cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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אֶפֶס H657 cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
Pronunciation ʾepes
Extremity and cessation unified: boundary markers (earth's edge, ankle) and negation (no further, nothing).
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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 אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ (afsei-arets) mean in the Bible?
אֶפֶס · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "ends of the earth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H657, H776?
H657, H776 is connected to 2,549 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. ends of the earth
Strong's H657, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,549 verses Source Gloss
ends of the earth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ is built from these roots:
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