שָׁטַחshâṭach

spread, spread abroad

Pronunciation: shaw-takh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7849

Meanings

Qal: they shall spread them abroad, etc (Jeremiah 8:2; 2 Samuel 17:19; Numbers 11:32)

Pi`el: I have spread out unto thee my palms (Psalms 88:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 11:32 So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry.
  • 2 Samuel 17:19 The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.
  • Job 12:23 He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them.
  • Psalms 88:9 My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
  • Jeremiah 8:2 They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars—the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).