The Hebrew noun yabbesheth refers to dry ground or dry land — the solid earth that God caused to appear when He separated the waters in creation, and that He exposed again when He parted the Red Sea.
Yabbesheth connects to the foundational act of creation (Genesis 1:9-10) and to the exodus redemption. God's command 'Let the dry ground appear' is an act of sovereign power over chaos — He forms order and habitable space. Similarly, God's exposure of the sea floor before Israel (Exodus 14:22) is a new-creation act, carving out a path of deliverance through the waters of chaos and death. The dry ground becomes the ground of salvation.