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((1) ×רץ, 'erec; (2) ×דמה, 'ădhaÌ„maÌ„h; (3) שדה, saÌ„dheh, “a piece of landâ€; (4) γῆ, geÌ„Ì, “earthâ€; (5) ἀγÏοÌÏ‚, agroÌs, “fieldâ€; (6) χωÌÏα, choÌ„Ìra, “regionâ€; (7) χωÏιÌον, choÌ„rıÌon, diminutive of choÌ„ra; (8) ξηÏοÌÏ‚, xeÌ„roÌs, “dry landâ€; (9) ×זרח, 'ezraÌ„hÌ£, “native†the King James Version “born in the land,†“born among you,†the Revised Version (British and American) “home-born†(; ; ); “like a green tree in its native soil†()): 'Erec occurs hundreds of times and is used in much the same way as 'ădhaÌ„maÌ„h, which also occurs often: e.g. “land of Egypt,†'erec micrayim (), and 'adhmath micrayim (). The other words occur less often, and are used in the senses indicated above. See COUNTRY; EARTH.