Word study
Region
8 Hebrew and 4 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: region, regions. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.
At a glance
How often each original word is translated “region” or one of its forms.
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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- אֶרֶץ eretsearth, landtranslated this way 10 times of its 2,375 uses · Strong’s H776Noun · Translated: land 1,483, earth 564, ground 119, lands 41Full study and all 2,120 verses →
Genesis 20:1 Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
Genesis 34:2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- עֲבַר ăbarregion across, beyondtranslated this way 7 times of its 14 uses · Strong’s H5675Noun · Translated: west 6, region west 5, region 2, of 1Full study and all 12 verses →
Ezra 4:17 Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
Ezra 4:20 And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- חֶבֶל chebelcord, territory, bandtranslated this way 5 times of its 60 uses · Strong’s H2256Noun · Translated: cords 10, ropes 9, region 4, pain 3Full study and all 58 verses →
Deuteronomy 3:4 At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take — the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Joshua 19:29 The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
- מָקוֹם mâqômstanding, spot, conditiontranslated this way 3 times of its 381 uses · Strong’s H4725Noun · Translated: place 279, home 16, places 11, wherever 7Full study and all 364 verses →
Genesis 36:40 These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
Numbers 32:1 Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
- כִּכָּר kikkâra roundtranslated this way 2 times of its 68 uses · Strong’s H3603Noun · Translated: talents 35, plain 10, talent 9, loaf 3Full study and all 55 verses →
Deuteronomy 34:3 the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
Nehemiah 12:28 The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
- פָּנִים pânîmface, beforetranslated this way 2 times of its 1,836 uses · Strong’s H6440Noun · Translated: before 448, face 222, presence 147, before you 123Full study and all 1,671 verses →
- עֵבֶר êberregion across or beyond, sidetranslated this way 2 times of its 80 uses · Strong’s H5676Noun · Translated: beyond 23, across 15, side 11, other side 8Full study and all 76 verses →
Ezra 8:36 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
Nehemiah 3:7 Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
- גְלִילָה gelîlâhcircuit, boundary, territorytranslated this way 2 times of its 5 uses · Strong’s H1552Noun · Translated: Geliloth 2, territory 1, region 1, regions 1Full study and all 5 verses →
Ezekiel 47:8 And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
Joel 3:4 Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
Greek words (New Testament)
- ὅριον hóriondistricts, territorytranslated this way 10 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s G3725Noun · Translated: region 10, vicinity 1, district 1Full study and all 11 verses →
Matthew 4:13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Mark 5:17 And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
- χώρα chṓraregion, land, fieldstranslated this way 10 times of its 26 uses · Strong’s G5561Noun · Translated: region 10, country 7, land 3, fields 2Full study and all 26 verses →
Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
Mark 5:1 On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
- περίχωρος períchōrosneighboringtranslated this way 9 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s G4066Adjective · Translated: surrounding region 5, region around 2, region 2Full study and all 9 verses →
Matthew 3:5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Mark 1:28 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
- κλίμα klímaa territorytranslated this way 3 times of its 3 uses · Strong’s G2824Noun · Translated: regions 3Full study and all 3 verses →
Romans 15:23 But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
2 Corinthians 11:10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
How to study a word well
- Start from the verse, not the dictionary. Find which Hebrew or Greek word stands in the verse you are studying. One English word often translates several different original words.
- Read every place the word is used. A word means what its writers used it to mean. The list of verses and the count by book show its range, and who uses it most.
- Look at how it is translated. A word rendered five different ways has a wider meaning than any one English word can carry.
- Notice the form. A command is not a statement, and a passive verb is something done to the subject. The form in your verse is part of the meaning.
- See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
- Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
- Come back to the verse. Context decides. A word does not carry every one of its meanings into every verse, and where a word came from does not settle what it means in a sentence written centuries later.
Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.