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mtḥ (a/a) vb. to stretch, pull, extend
GCGt
Gpəˁalto stretch something3 senses▶
1
to stretch something
Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
FTP Num24:6↗ שמיא דמתח מימרא דייי לבית שכינתיה‏ : the heavens that the Word of the Lord stretched out for His dwelling place ; P Ps7:13↗ ܩܫܬܗ ܡܬܚ‏ ; BT Meg 16b(34)↗ וו דוי̇ז̇תא צריך לממתחיה כי זקיפא‏ : one must elongate the waw of 'Vaizatha' [at Est 9:9] like a gallows post ; BT San 109b(32)↗ אי גוץ מתחי ליה‏ : if he was short, they would stretch him ; TgJob38:5↗ מן מתח עלה מתקולתא‏ : who stretched the plummet on it?
(1)
fig. : to prolong
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 11.284:1↗ ܡܠܬܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܚܬ‏ : I have prolonged our talk
(2)
fig. : to deal strictly with someone
Gal
EchRB[1]94(11)↗ מתח עליהון היך מה דמתחת עלי‏ : deal strictly with them as you dealt strictly with me
2
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 ; VR 118:2(1)↗ על דמתחו גירא‏ : because they pulled the arrow taut ; CPA(le97) Zech 9:13↗ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܕܡܬ݁ܚܬ ܩܫܬܝ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ‏ : because I have bent my bow against Judah ; VRabb 198:8 ܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܫܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ݂܂ ܐܒܘܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܬ݂ܚ ܗܘܐ ܘܫ݂ܕܐ‏ : our sainted father pulled his faith's spiritual arrows taut and shot them ; JSBhom 126:202↗ ܡܲܬܚܵܗ݀ ܠܩܸܫܬܸܗ‏ ; TgPs37:14↗ חרבא שליפו רשיעיא ומתחו קשוותהון‏ : the wicked drew the sword and pulled their bow taut
(1)
to extend
Syr, LJLA
Chran1 70:26↗ ܘܡܬܚܘ ܐܪ̈ܡܢܐ ܕܐܠܦ̈ܐ‏ ; JulSok 15(4):17↗ ܘܡܢܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܕܢܡܬܘܚ ܡܠܬܢ ܥܠ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܣܒܐ‏ : why is it necessary for us to extend our text concerning the story of this elder? ; TgPs105:7↗ בכל ארעא מתיחין דינוי‏ : his judgments extend over the whole earth
(2)
to aim, direct
Syr
DQLA 210:4 ܐܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܝܚ ܚܝܪܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܟ‏ : if your thought's gaze is always directed toward Him ; Narsai1 3:12 ܕܢܸܗܘܹܐ ܡܵ݁ܬܲܚ ܚܝܵܪܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܢܹܗ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܕܲܥܬ݂ܝ݂̈ܕܵܢ‏ : that he might aim his mind's glance toward future things ; ActsThom 223:19↗ ܡܬܘܚ ܪܥܝܢܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܢ‏
3
intransitive : to extend
Syr
IshGen 156:28↗ ܥܠ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܡ݁ܬܚ ܝܬܒܐ ܕܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ‏ : his children's dwelling place extends along the border of the nations
(1)
to last, extend through time
Syr
AthSy 6:16 ܟܕ ܡܬܚܝܢܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܡܫܐ ܒܦܐܪܡܘܬܝ‏ : while we continue on until the fifth of Pharmouthi
Cˀafˁelto pull ropes1 sense▶
to pull ropes
JBA
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be stretched, distended2 senses▶
1
to be stretched, distended
Syr, JBA, LJLA
Med 229:11 ܢܬܡܬܚ ܡܪܩܩܐ‏ : should the private parts be distended ; BT Šab 138b(22)↗ אי אפשר בלא ממתחא פורתא‏ : it is impossible without (the canopy) becoming stretched a little ; TgJob15:29↗ ולא יתמתח לארעא מנהון‏ : it should not be stretched [? MT לֹא־יִטֶּה] below them †
(1)
to be spread
Syr
Ming1 6:v13 ܐܬܡܬܚܬ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܕܪܝܢ‏ : the messianic belief spread in our surrounding towns
2
to be pulled
JBA
BT BM 107b(48)↗ משום אמתוחי אשלא‏ : because the ropes are pulled
(1)
to be extended
CPA, Syr
TB 2:17.51↗ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܬܐܡܪܬ ܡܬܡܬܚܐ‏ : that which has been said is extended (in its application)
(1)
in time: to last
Syr
P Is13:22↗ ܘܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ݀ ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܬܡܬܚܘܢ‏ ; IshEz 43(24)↗ ܐܬܡܬܚ ܕܝܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ‏ : the period of his prophecy lasted for twenty eight years ; ChronEdess 13:2↗ ܘܐܬܡܬܚ ܫܝܢܐ ܗܢܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 863[408]DJPA: 336bDJBA: 719bJastrow: 861Drower/Macuch: 280b, 260bJ. Payne-Smith: 314Levy Ch-W: 2:80Tal Sam: 492aAudo: 2:77DCPA[Schulthess]: 251[]

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