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הָדָה
ha.dah
H1911
H:V Hebrew

to stretch out

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ha.dah describes the child’s extending of a hand toward the viper’s den in Isaiah 11:8.

The attested use depicts a child extending a hand toward a viper’s den; the single occurrence in Isaiah 11:8 limits the observed range to this action.

Senses in use

  1. Extend a hand toward something · dominant

    In Isaiah 11:8, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause about the weaned child and the viper’s den. The APB renders the clause, “the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper's den,” presenting an outward movement of the child’s hand.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 11:8, the APB presents the action as the child putting “his hand on the viper's den.” Its precise English wording cannot be assigned to the Hebrew form with certainty.

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