To extend
שָׂרַעStrong’s H8311sara (sa-ra)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sara is the Hebrew word usually translated “something enlarged” and “stretching oneself”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,”
Meaning
- To extend, stretch out(Qal) extended (participle) · (Hithpael) to stretch oneself
How it's translated
- something enlarged 2
- for stretching oneself 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 2
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 22:23Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
- Isaiah 28:20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Hebrew dictionary
שָׂרַע sara · to extend
1) to extend, stretch out 1a) (Qal) extended (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to stretch oneself
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “extend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXTEND', verb intransitive
To stretch; to reach; to be continued in length or breadth. The state of Massachusetts extends west to the border of the state of New York. Connecticut river extends from Canada to the sound. How far will your argument or proposition extend? Let our charities extend to the heathen.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.