שָׁטַח

Strong’s Definition

to expand

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to spread, spread abroad, stretch out
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel) to spread out

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâṭach; Pronunciation: shaw-takh'