Eretz

1. Earth
2. World
3. Land, ground
4. Country, Geo-Territory

Prefixes:

When Eretz appears with the Hebrew prefix ה Hey. The prefix ה is translated
as "the". The Hebrew   הארץ  is transalted "the earth".

The prefix ו Vuv is translated as "and".  Add the prefix ו to הארץ "the earth".
The Hebrew word   והארץ  is translated as "And the earth".