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earth

Meaning of “earth”

Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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987 occurrences906 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:1

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Genesis 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:17 · retained source text

And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:20
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 6:20 · retained source text

Of fowles after their kinde, and of cattel after their kinde: of euery creeping thing of the earth after his kinde, two of euery sort shall come vnto thee, to keepe them aliue.

Genesis 7:3
Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:3 · retained source text

Of fowles also of the aire, by seuens, the male & the female; to keepe seed aliue vpon the face of all the earth.

Genesis 7:4
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 7:4 · retained source text

For yet seuen dayes, and I will cause it to raine vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and forty nights: and euery liuing substance that I haue made, will I destroy, frō off the face of the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. blot out.

Genesis 7:6
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:6 · retained source text

And Noah was sixe hundred yeeres old, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth.

Genesis 7:8
Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:8 · retained source text

Of cleane beasts, & of beasts that are not cleane, & of fowles, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth,

Genesis 7:10
And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 7:10 · retained source text

And it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the Flood were vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, on the seuenth day.

Genesis 7:12
And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:12 · retained source text

And the raine was vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and fortie nights.

Genesis 7:14
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 7:14 · retained source text

They, and euery beast after his kinde, & all the cattell after their kinde: and euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth after his kinde, and euery foule after his kinde, euery birde of euery sort.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wing.

Genesis 7:17
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 7:17 · retained source text

And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increased, and bare vp the Arke, and it was lift vp aboue the earth.

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Where “earth” appears

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Genesis121 occurrences
97 verses
Exodus22 occurrences
20 verses
Leviticus9 occurrences
9 verses
Numbers10 occurrences
10 verses
Deuteronomy38 occurrences
36 verses
Joshua9 occurrences
9 verses
Judges5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Samuel18 occurrences
17 verses
2 Samuel18 occurrences
17 verses
1 Kings16 occurrences
16 verses
2 Kings6 occurrences
5 verses
1 Chronicles13 occurrences
13 verses
2 Chronicles11 occurrences
11 verses
Ezra2 occurrences
2 verses
Nehemiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Job50 occurrences
50 verses
Psalms141 occurrences
139 verses
Proverbs16 occurrences
16 verses
Ecclesiastes11 occurrences
11 verses
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah102 occurrences
90 verses
Jeremiah61 occurrences
56 verses
Lamentations5 occurrences
5 verses
Ezekiel27 occurrences
26 verses
Daniel21 occurrences
18 verses
Hosea5 occurrences
5 verses
Joel3 occurrences
3 verses
Amos12 occurrences
10 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk5 occurrences
5 verses
Zephaniah4 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah17 occurrences
14 verses
Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse
Matthew27 occurrences
24 verses
Mark9 occurrences
7 verses
Luke17 occurrences
17 verses
John4 occurrences
3 verses
Acts18 occurrences
18 verses
Romans3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
Ephesians4 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians2 occurrences
1 verse
Colossians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews8 occurrences
7 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation81 occurrences
67 verses

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