What does אֶרֶץ · עֳנִי mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · עֳנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "land of my affliction".
Hebrew · H776, H6040
אֶרֶץ עָנְיִי
The earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · depression , i.e. misery
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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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עֳנִי H6040 depression , i.e. misery
Pronunciation ʿŏniy
Misery rooted in external oppression or humiliation, often describing the afflicted condition of those suffering injustice or servitude
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What does אֶרֶץ עָנְיִי (erets onyi) mean in the Bible?
אֶרֶץ · עֳנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "land of my affliction".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H776, H6040?
H776, H6040 is connected to 2,541 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. land of my affliction
Strong's H776, H6040
Lexical occurrences 2,541 verses Source Gloss
land of my affliction
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