Used in a Sentence

eretz

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for eretz.

Editorial note

Here in Israel, many local TV shows are freely available on the internet, including the ever-popular Eretz Nehederet.

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Quick take

Hebrew for "land", "country" (with the definite article, HaAretz ("the land")

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of eretz gathered in one view.

N

Hebrew for "land", "country" (with the definite article, HaAretz ("the land")

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for eretz.

N

Hebrew for "land", "country" (with the definite article, HaAretz ("the land")

Example sentences

1

Here in Israel, many local TV shows are freely available on the internet, including the ever-popular Eretz Nehederet.

2

Also, if you look through Genesis, the only place 'eretz' is translated as 'earth' is in the Noah story.

3

Many Jews continued to inhabit Eretz Yisrael, but did not have administrative control over the territory.

4

Regardless, eretz definitely doesn't mean planet.

5

And by that time, there was already a plan to colonize Eretz Yisrael, proposed by Theodor Hertzl in Der Judenstaat in 1896.

6

The Jewish diaspora had been already out of Eretz Israel for over 1700 years.

7

There were ancient kingdoms in the Eretz Yisrael (land of Israel), such as the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.

8

According to that viewpoint, it is a sin to establish a Jewish-ruled state in Eretz Yisrael prior to the coming of the Messiah.

9

The crisis you refer to is horrible, but we are talking about Eretz Yisrael, not Syria.

10

Most moderns Jewish inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael came via Aliyah no?

11

The modern claim to Eretz Yisrael arises from the Jewish faith.

12

A large portion of the first Israeli citizens are members of the Jewish diaspora, that is, peoples who already had left Eretz Yisrael for 1800 years.

Quote examples

1

But that land was always called Israel by the Jews, and on those same papers it says "Eretz Israel" in Hebrew.

2

Because Israel is run by supremacists and religious nuts who think that their holy book gives then an eternal and inviolable right to "Eretz Israel".

3

Nevertheless, and I think this very significant, it was Płońsk that sent the highest proportion of Jews to Eretz Israel from any town in Poland of comparable size." I mean the Balfour declaration was in 1917.

4

A plan which relinquishes parts of western Eretz Israel, undermines our right to the country, unavoidably leads to the establishment of a "Palestinian State," jeopardizes the security of the Jewish population, endangers the existence of the State of Israel.

Proper noun examples

1

The true villains in this stand-off are Israel and their insane, megalomaniac 'Eretz Israel' expansionist ambition.

2

The Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel) a.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use eretz in a sentence?

Here in Israel, many local TV shows are freely available on the internet, including the ever-popular Eretz Nehederet.

What does eretz mean?

Hebrew for "land", "country" (with the definite article, HaAretz ("the land")

What part of speech is eretz?

eretz is commonly used as N.