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מתח   vb. a/a  to stretch, pull, extend


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  to stretch something  Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA.  54002.1042406 : שמיא דמתח מימרא דייי לבית שכינתיה  the heavens that the Word of the Lord stretched out for His dwelling place.  TgJob38:5 : מן מתח עלה מתקולתא  who stretched the plummet on it?.

  to pull taught (bow or arrow)  JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA.  TgJ Jer51:3 : לָא יִמתַח דְמָתַח קַשתֵיה  let him who bends his bow not bend it.  TgPs37:14 : חרבא שליפו רשיעיא ומתחו קשוותהון  the wicked drew the sword and pulled their bow taut. to extend  Syr, LJLA.  TgPs105:7 : בכל ארעא מתיחין דינוי  his judgments extend over the whole earth.


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  to be stretched, distended  Syr, JBA, LJLA.  TgJob15:29 : ולא יתמתח לארעא מנהון  it should not be stretched [? MT לֹא־יִטֶּה] below them †.


  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 336b; DJBA: 719b; Jastrow: 861; Levy Ch-W: 2:80; Tal Sam: 492a;

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Derivatives:

mtḥ, mtḥˀ (mṯaḥ, meṯḥā) n.m. #2   extent; cord

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