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# earth

noun (Earth — the planet; earth — soil, the ground)

«earth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The planet we live on, the third planet from the Sun (often written Earth). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#m1)
2. Soil, the brown stuff that plants grow in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#m2)
3. The ground or land, not the sea or sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#m3)
4. In British English, a wire that makes electricity safe (a ground wire in American English). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, Earth spins once a day (day and night) and goes around the Sun once a year (seasons with its tilt); it has land, oceans and air. In nature study, earth is soil. Phrases: on Earth, planet Earth, down to earth (sensible), what on earth, the ends of the earth, Earth Day.

### Examples

- We live on planet Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x1)
- The Earth goes around the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x2)
- Plant the seeds in the earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x3)
- Most of the Earth is covered by water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x4)
- Worms live in the earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x5)
- What on earth are you doing? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x6)
- The astronauts came back to Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x7)
- She is a down-to-earth person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/#x8)

### Note

Capital "Earth" for the planet; small "earth" for soil. Myth: the Earth is not flat; it is a ball (sphere). "Earth" (soil) is uncountable.

## In Jewish tradition

The ground or the whole world God made on the first day of creation, along with the heavens.

**Interpretation.** The tradition teaches that God created heaven and earth as a gift for humans, and that the earth belongs to God, not to people.

### Examples

- IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Torah GEN.1.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x1)
- Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand — the earth swallowed them. (Torah EXO.15.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x2)
- And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. (Torah GEN.7.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x3)
- Shout unto God, all the earth; (Writings PSA.66.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x4)
- Shout unto the LORD, all the earth. (Writings PSA.100.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x5)
- Thou dost cleave the earth with rivers. (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/#x6)

### Note

Capital "Earth" for the planet; small "earth" for soil. Myth: the Earth is not flat; it is a ball (sphere). "Earth" (soil) is uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «earth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«earth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/earth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «earth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«earth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/earth.html) on Mova free.