Land in Hebrew is אֶרֶץ (érets).
It can also be said אדמה, יבשה, or נחת, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
land
/lænd/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for land as a noun.
part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
- אֶרֶץארץéretsfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- אֲדָמָהאדמהadamáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- יַבָּשָׁהיבשהyabasháfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for land as a verb.
to descend to a surface, especially from the air
- נָחַתנחתnakhátIn the Hebrew dictionary
to bring to land
- הִנְחִיתהנחיתhinkhít
This is more about the Hebrew word אֶרֶץ.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶרֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- ארץ
- Said
- érets
- Plural
- אֲרָצוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- land, country, land, territory, district, region, Earth, ground, soil
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ארץ, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with land.
These words come before and after land in the list.
These are the questions people ask about land in Hebrew.
How do you say land in Hebrew?
land in Hebrew is אֶרֶץ, said érets. Without vowel points it is written ארץ. Its plural is אֲרָצוֹת.
What are other Hebrew words for land?
Besides ארץ, land can be said אֲדָמָה (adamá), יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá), נָחַת (nakhát), or הִנְחִית (hinkhít), depending on the meaning.
Is ארץ masculine or feminine?
The word ארץ is feminine.
What else does ארץ mean in English?
Besides land, ארץ can mean country, land, territory, district, region, Earth, and ground, soil.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry land and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.