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agat0r		#1 Posted : Wednesday, April 1, 2009 6:41:04 AM(UTC)
Joined: 1/2/2009(UTC) Posts: 30 Location: Florida		Can someone help me find the source used to define "erets" as "universe, material realm, matter, the physical and natural world, the natural material of which the universe is comprised" as is done in the Hayah chapter of Yada Yahweh? I have only found that it means : Land, region, country, territory district, ground, or Earth Thanks
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agat0r		#2 Posted : Wednesday, April 1, 2009 7:22:10 AM(UTC)
Joined: 1/2/2009(UTC) Posts: 30 Location: Florida		Here's what Vine's commentary has to say: Earth 'erets (H776), "earth; land." This is one of the most common Hebrew nouns, occurring more than 2,500 times in the Old Testament. It expresses a world view contrary to ancient myths, as well as many modern theories seeking to explain the origin of the universe and the forces which sustain it. 'Erets may be translated "earth," the temporal scene of human activity, experience, and history. The material world had a beginning when God "made the earth by His power," "formed it," and "spread it out" (Isa_40:28; Isa_42:5; Isa_45:12, Isa_45:18; Jer_27:5; Jer_51:15). Because He did so, it follows that "the earth is the Lord's" (Psa_24:1; Deu_10:1; Exo_9:29; Neh_9:6). No part of it is independent of Him, for "the very ends of the earth are His possession," including "the mountains," "the seas," "the dry land," "the depths of the earth" (Psa_2:8; Psa_95:4-5; Amo_4:13; Jon_1:9). God formed the earth to be inhabited (Isa_45:18). Having "authority over the earth" by virture of being its Maker, He decreed to "let the earth sprout vegetation: of every kind" (Job_34:13; Gen_1:11). It was never to stop its productivity, for "while the earth stands, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease" (Gen_8:22). "The earth is full of God's riches" and mankind can "multiply and fill the earth and subdue it" (Psa_104:24; Gen_1:28; Gen_9:1). Let no one think that the earth is an independent, self-contained mechanism, for "the Lord reigns" as He "sits on the vault of the earth" from where "He sends rain on the earth" (Psa_97:1; Isa_40:22; 1Ki_17:14; Psa_104:4). As "the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the earth," He sees that "there is not a just man on earth" (Ecc_7:20). At an early stage, God endeavored to "blot out man... from the face of the earth" (Gen_6:5-7). Though He relented and promised to "destroy never again all flesh on the earth," we can be sure that "He is coming to judge the earth" (Gen_7:16 ff.; Psa_96:13). At that time, "the earth shall be completely laid waste" so that "the exalted people of the earth fade away" (Jer_10:10; Joe_2:10; Isa_33:3-6; Psa_75:8). But He also provides a way of escape for all who heed His promise: "Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth" (Isa_45:22). What the Creator formed "in the beginning" is also to have an end, for He will "create a new heaven and a new earth" (Isa_65:17; Isa_66:22). The Hebrew word 'erets also occurs frequently in the phrase "heaven and earth" or "earth and heaven." In other words, the Scriptures teach that our terrestrial planet is a part of an all-embracing cosmological framework which we call the universe. Not the result of accident or innate forces, the unfathomed reaches of space and its uncounted components owe their origin to the Lord "who made heaven and earth" (Psa_121:2; Psa_124:8; Psa_134:3). Because God is "the possessor of heaven and earth," the whole universe is to reverberate in the praise of His glory, which is "above heaven and earth" (Gen_14:19, Gen_14:22; Psa_148:13). "Shout, O heavens and rejoice, O earth": "let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice" (Psa_49:13; Psa_96:11). Such adoration is always appropriate, for "whatever the Lord pleases, He does in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps" (Psa_135:6). 'Erets does not only denote the entire terrestrial planet, but is also used of some of the earth's component parts. English words like land, country, ground, and soil transfer its meaning into our language. Quite frequently, it refers to an area occupied by a nation or tribe. So we read of "the land of Egypt," "the land of the Philistines," "the land of Israel," "the land of Benjamin," and so on (Gen_47:13; Zec_2:5; 2Ki_5:2, 2Ki_5:4; Jdg_21:21). Israel is said to live "in the land of the Lord" (Lev_25:33 ff.; Hos_9:13). When the people arrived at its border, Moses reminded them that it would be theirs only because the Lord drove out the other nations to "give you their land for an inheritance" (Deu_4:38). Moses promised that God would make its soil productive, for "He will give rain for your land" so that it would be "a fruitful land," "a land flowing with milk and honey, a land of wheat and barley" (Deu_11:13-15; Deu_8:7-9; Jer_2:7). The Hebrew noun may also be translated "the ground" (Job_2:13; Amo_3:5; Gen_24:52; Eze_43:14). When God executes judgment, "He brings down the wicked to the ground" (Psa_147:6, NASB).
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Robskiwarrior		#3 Posted : Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:12:45 AM(UTC)
Joined: 7/4/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,470 Location: England Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		From Hayah: Quote: The seventh and final word of God’s first sentence is ‘erets. It’s primary definition describes a “region, realm, land, or territory,” which in this passage could be the material Universe, but neither our Solar System, Earth, Eden, nor Israel because these things wouldn’t come to exist for another ten billion years. ‘Erets can also be rendered “earth, as in “ground and soil,” and thus represents the abode of mortal man.” At the heart of ‘erets is the concept of “dirt,” as in “the minute physical and natural particles of matter” from which men and the universe are made. Therefore in this passage, at this time and in this context, the most obvious way to distinguish between samayim and ‘erets, is to render the samayim “the spiritual abode” and ‘erets “the material realm.” It is important to remember that the first people who heard this message had no concept whatsoever of the planet Earth, much less any idea of what stars represented. It is likely that they would have understood ‘erets as the material world beneath their feet, as the ground itself. And they would have seen the heavens as the opposite of that which they could touch, as the abode of God, and as the place they wanted to be welcomed into at the end of their mortal life. So long as the divide was between physical and Spiritual, their perceptions would have been accurate and meaningful. And yet today, blessed as we are with a world view, and with a partial understanding of the universe, we can deduce a much bigger and more profound sense from these words. In that way, Yahweh’s Word was meaningful to all people in all ages. Bringing it all together, the first seven words reveal: “In (ba - near, with, and in proximity to, regarding the account of) the beginning (re’shith - at the start of time and the initiation of the process of existence, concerning the first fruits, the head of the family), God (‘elohym - the Mighty Ones) accordingly (‘et - accompanying and in association) created (bara’ - performed a miracle, choosing perfect transformation and renewed birth, conceiving, planning, preparing, and producing) the (ha) universe, the spiritual world (samayim - the heavens, and the abode of stars) and (wa) also (‘et) the (ha) material realm (‘erets - matter, the physical and natural world).” (Genesis 1:1) The books used - so im guessing somewhere in there :D Quote: * The Dead Seas Scrolls Bible * Enhanced Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon * The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament * Dictionary of Biblical Languages With Semantic Domains: Hebrew * Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament * A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament * New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries * A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar * The Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon * Englishman’s Concordance * Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament * The Complete Word Study Guide of the Old Testament * The Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament * The ESV English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament * Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia; Werkgroep Informatica, Vrije Morphology * Zondervan’s Hebrew-English Old Testament Interlinear * Logos Scholar’s Edition Software * The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts * Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament * The Complete Word Study Dictionary, New Testament * Dictionary of Biblical Languages With Semantic Domains: Greek * The Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament * The Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament * Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Christian Literature * Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains * A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint, Revised Edition * The New American Standard Greek Dictionary * The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible * An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon * The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament * The Complete Word Study Guide of the New Testament * Synonyms of the New Testament * Wuest’s Word Studies in the Greek New Testament * The New International Greek Testament Commentary * Word Studies in the New Testament * The ESV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament * The NRSV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament * Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament, with McReynolds English Interlinear * Marshall’s Parallel New Testament in Greek and English * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Im sure swalchy can say something about the roots of words and how Hebrew is "built" through context and so on, unlike english... :)
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