Strong’s H7849

שָׁטַח

Part of speech

Verb

Transliteration

shatach

Pronunciation

shah-takh

Definition

To spread out, to stretch out, to extend

Meaning

to expand

Usage

The Hebrew verb "shatach" primarily means to spread out or stretch out. It is often used in the context of spreading out a garment, a tent, or even metaphorically to describe the spreading out of a nation or people. The term conveys the idea of extension and expansion, whether physically or metaphorically.

Bible references

Numbers 11:32;Numbers 11:32;2 Samuel 17:19;Job 12:23;Psalm 88:9;Jeremiah 8:2