H8311: שָׂרַע
sâraʻ · pronounced saw-rah' · “to extend”
Definition
to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members
KJV translates it as: stretch out self, (have any) superfluous thing.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to extend, stretch out
1a) (Qal) extended (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to stretch oneself
1a) (Qal) extended (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to stretch oneself
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8311 is translated
- having something enlarged ×2
- stretching oneself ×1
Bible verses with H8311 (sâraʻ)
Sâraʻ appears in 3 verses.
- Leviticus 21:18
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,
- Leviticus 22:23
Either 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 28:20
For 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.