שָׂרַע sâraʻ — to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members
Translated in the KJV as stretch out self, superfluous thing.
a primitive root; to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members.
sâraʻ in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Participle (passive) 2
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,
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.
Hitpa'el
Infinitive construct 1
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.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›