Matach מָתַח
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| מָתַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | matach |
| Strong's number | H4969 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to spread |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Matach (Hebrew מָתַח, Strong's H4969) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to spread”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to spread out
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | out (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | spreads them out (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Matach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).