Strongs Number: G1093
- Greek Word
- γῆ
- Transliteration
- gē
- Phonetic
- ghay
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
soil; by extension a region or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
- Thayers Definition
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1. arable land
2. the ground, the earth as a standing place
3. the main land as opposed to the sea or water
4. the earth as a whole
a. the earth as opposed to the heavens
b. the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals
5. a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region
- Origin
- Contracted from a primary word
- Bible Usage
- country earth (-ly) ground land world.