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stretch

Meaning of “stretch”

To extend, reach, or spread out, literally or figuratively.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
50 occurrences50 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 3:20

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Mark 3:5
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And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 3:5 · retained source text

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieued for the hardnesse of their hearts, He saith vnto the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

1611 marginal noteOr, blindnesse.

Complete reference index — all 50 verses
Exodus 3:20Exodus 7:5Exodus 7:19Exodus 8:5Exodus 8:16Exodus 9:15Exodus 9:22Exodus 10:12Exodus 10:21Exodus 14:16Exodus 14:26Exodus 25:20Joshua 8:181 Samuel 24:61 Samuel 26:91 Samuel 26:111 Samuel 26:232 Samuel 1:142 Kings 21:13Job 11:13Job 30:24Job 39:26Psalms 68:31Psalms 138:7Psalms 143:6Isaiah 28:20Isaiah 31:3Isaiah 34:11Isaiah 54:2Jeremiah 6:12Jeremiah 10:20Jeremiah 15:6Jeremiah 51:25Ezekiel 6:14Ezekiel 14:9Ezekiel 14:13Ezekiel 25:7Ezekiel 25:13Ezekiel 25:16Ezekiel 30:25Ezekiel 35:3Daniel 11:42Amos 6:4Zephaniah 1:4Zephaniah 2:13Matthew 12:13Mark 3:5Luke 6:10John 21:182 Corinthians 10:14

Where “stretch” appears

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Exodus12 occurrences
12 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel8 occurrences
8 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line. To extend in breadth. To spread; to expand. To reach; to extend. To spread; to display.

volume 2, leaf 682, column 3 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-5)

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