Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to spread
Usage: 1) to spread, spread abroad, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spread 1a2) spreading, expanding (participle) 1b) (Piel) to spread out
Strong's Number
H7849
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
5
Strong's H7849 Quick Answer
Strong's H7849 שָׁטַח (shatach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shatach (shaw-takh') v. 1. to expand [a primitive root] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include all, spread, and stretched. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shatach (shaw-takh') v. 1. to expand [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- all, spread, and stretched
Meaning and Definition
shatach (shaw-takh') v. 1. to expand [a primitive root] KJV: all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7849. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7849 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shatach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H7849 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7849 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7849 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7849.
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7849, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7849 FAQ
What does shatach (שָׁטַח) mean?
Shatach (Strong's H7849) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "expand". shatach (shaw-takh') v. 1. to expand [a primitive root]
How many times is shatach (שָׁטַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H7849 across 5 books.
Where can I study shatach (שָׁטַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7849 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shatach (שָׁטַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as all, spread, and stretched. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.