earth

Everyday

1. The planet we live on, the third planet from the Sun (often written Earth). tree →
2. Soil, the brown stuff that plants grow in. tree →
3. The ground or land, not the sea or sky. tree →
4. In British English, a wire that makes electricity safe (a ground wire in American English). tree →

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 →
• The Earth goes around the Sun. tree →
• Plant the seeds in the earth. tree →
• Most of the Earth is covered by water. tree →
• Worms live in the earth. tree →
• What on earth are you doing? tree →
• The astronauts came back to Earth. tree →
• She is a down-to-earth person. tree →

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 →
• Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand — the earth swallowed them. (Torah EXO.15.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. (Torah GEN.7.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shout unto God, all the earth; (Writings PSA.66.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shout unto the LORD, all the earth. (Writings PSA.100.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou dost cleave the earth with rivers. (Prophets HAB.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →

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.