What does אֶרֶץ · כָּתַב mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · כָּתַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "written in the earth/dust".
Hebrew · H776, H3789
בָּאָרֶץ יִכָּתֵבוּ
The earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · to grave , by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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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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כָּתַב H3789 to grave , by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Pronunciation kātab
Encompasses the full arc from physical inscription to authoritative command: engraving permanence into written law and covenant.
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What does בָּאָרֶץ יִכָּתֵבוּ (baarets yikkatevu) mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · כָּתַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "written in the earth/dust".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H776, H3789?
H776, H3789 is connected to 2,732 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. written in the earth/dust
Strong's H776, H3789
Lexical occurrences 2,732 verses Source Gloss
written in the earth/dust
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain