שָׁטַח

sha.tachto spreadHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences5 books5 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to expand
Traditional renderings: all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Numbers 11:32וַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּ · and they spread them out; שָׁט֔וֹחַ
    All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.
  2. 2 Samuel 17:19וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח · and scattered
    Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
  3. Job 12:23שֹׁטֵ֥חַ · He enlarges
    He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
  4. Psalm 88:9שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי · I spread out
    My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
  5. Jeremiah 8:2וּשְׁטָחוּם֩ · They will be exposed
    They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.