to overrun
sa.rach describes extending or spreading over a surface, with uses for reclining bodies and wisdom portrayed as overrun.
The attested uses chiefly describe physical extension or spread: tent material runs over the tabernacle, a vine spreads, and head coverings extend over heads. It also describes persons stretched out in reclining and, in Jeremiah, wisdom presented as having been overrun.
Senses in use
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Extending over or spreading outward · dominant
In Exodus 26:12 and Exodus 26:13, forms of the verb describe the remaining tent curtains running over the back and sides of the tabernacle. In Ezekiel 17:6 the active participle occurs in the description of a low, spreading vine, while Ezekiel 23:15 describes turbans as extending over the men's heads.
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Stretched out in reclining · common
The masculine plural passive participles in Amos 6:4 and Amos 6:7 occur with people lying on beds and at a banquet. In Amos 6:4 the APB renders the surrounding clause "who stretch out upon your beds," and in Amos 6:7 it refers to "those who stretch out."
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Overrunning wisdom · rare
In Jeremiah 49:7, the Niphal perfect feminine singular is used in the question about Teman's wisdom after counsel has perished; the APB renders the final clause "their wisdom has been overrun."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "overrun" for the tent curtains, turbans, and wisdom, while it uses "stretch out" for reclining people and "spreading" for the vine. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than assign a separate English equivalent in every verse.