What does אֶרֶץ · נְחֹשֶׁת mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · נְחֹשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the earth (at large, or partitively a land )".
Hebrew · H776, H5178
אַרְצְכֶם כַּנְּחֻשָׁה
The earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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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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נְחֹשֶׁת H5178 copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Pronunciation nĕḥōšet
Copper's material inferiority makes it symbolize baseness, degradation, or bondage when used figuratively.
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What does אַרְצְכֶם כַּנְּחֻשָׁה (ʾarṣəḵem kanneḥušâ) mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · נְחֹשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the earth (at large, or partitively a land )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H776, H5178?
H776, H5178 is connected to 2,645 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Strong's H776, H5178
Lexical occurrences 2,645 verses Source Gloss
the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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