הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) in Genesis 15:18: Article | Noun - feminine singular
הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) in Genesis 15:18
Source Word
At Genesis 15:18, the source token הָאָ֣רֶץ is H776, Art | N-fs. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
Land reflects the definite feminine singular noun, while this is supplied by the larger deictic construction and context. The Lord binds himself by covenant to give Abram's descendants a defined land, answering the earlier question about inheritance.
How To Communicate It
Start with the definite territorial gift and then read the boundaries within Genesis rather than importing a current map into the article.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Do not use the article or singular noun as a shortcut to adjudicate modern geopolitical boundaries or ethics.
- Interpretation of the named river boundaries requires geographic and canonical study beyond this noun morphology.
- Read land within Genesis 15:18 as this H776 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-nominal
Noun
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Feminine
Singular
Not applicable
Article
None
This definite noun identifies the covenant gift; the perfect giving verb frames the promise as pledged certainty.
The article marks the feminine singular noun as definite, and the following boundary phrase gives the land concrete narrative scope.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The territory God identifies within the covenant promise to Abram's descendants
The covenant-making declaration and the river-to-river boundary description
The article makes land definite as the promised territory further specified by this and the named boundaries.
The noun form alone does not settle modern borders, present political claims, or every stage of covenant fulfillment.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The Lord binds himself by covenant to give Abram's descendants a defined land, answering the earlier question about inheritance.
The article marks the feminine singular noun as definite, and the following boundary phrase gives the land concrete narrative scope.. The article makes land definite as the promised territory further specified by this and the named boundaries.. Attached to the territory God identifies within the covenant promise to Abram's descendants. Governed by the covenant-making declaration and the river-to-river boundary description. The noun form alone does not settle modern borders, present political claims, or every stage of covenant fulfillment.
What makes land definite in this covenant statement? The article, the demonstrative sense in translation, and the river boundaries identify a specific promised territory.
Direct: Land reflects the definite feminine singular noun, while this is supplied by the larger deictic construction and context.
Interpretation of the named river boundaries requires geographic and canonical study beyond this noun morphology. The perfect I have given expresses pledged certainty, but this occurrence is the noun naming what is given.
Definite article resolves modern borders: Definiteness identifies the promised land in the ancient covenant statement; contemporary application requires much more. concrete promise erases canonical development: The territorial gift is real, and its place in the whole biblical story must still be traced responsibly.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
At Genesis 15:18, the source token הָאָ֣רֶץ is H776, Art | N-fs. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.
אֶרֶץ is the lemma behind land here. Within Genesis 15:18, H776 retains this exact lexical identity.
The article marks the feminine singular noun as definite, and the following boundary phrase gives the land concrete narrative scope.
The Lord binds himself by covenant to give Abram's descendants a defined land, answering the earlier question about inheritance.
The land promise is concrete and covenantal, while its historical and theological fulfillment must be traced across the whole canon.
Start with the definite territorial gift and then read the boundaries within Genesis rather than importing a current map into the article.
Do not use the article or singular noun as a shortcut to adjudicate modern geopolitical boundaries or ethics.