What does בְּהֵמָה · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
בְּהֵמָה · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "beasts of the earth, wild animals".
Hebrew · H929, H776
בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ
Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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בְּהֵמָה H929 properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
Pronunciation bĕhēmāh
Designates non-rational livestock or animals, emphasizing muteness and instinctual nature contrasting with human rational speech and moral agency.
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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 בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ (behemaṯ hāʾāreṣ) mean in the Bible?
בְּהֵמָה · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "beasts of the earth, wild animals".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H929, H776?
H929, H776 is connected to 2,695 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. beasts of the earth, wild animals
Strong's H929, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,695 verses Source Gloss
beasts of the earth, wild animals
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