χώρα
khō'-rä
feminine noun
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From a derivative of the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of empty expanse
feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants):—coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. Compare G5117.
Outline
- the space lying between two places or limits
- a region or country i.e. a tract of land
- the (rural) region surrounding a city or village, the country
- the region with towns and villages which surround a metropolis
- land which is ploughed or cultivated, ground