pa.ra.s describes extending or laying something out—especially hands, wings, cloths, coverings, and nets—across or over another object.

The verb most often depicts an outward extension of hands or wings; it also describes laying cloths, garments, and other coverings over something, setting a net over a target, and spreading something across a wider surface or area.

1. Extend hands or wings outward · dominant

   Qal forms portray hands or wings being opened or extended in a directed posture. In 1 Kings 8:22 the APB renders Solomon as spreading his palms toward heaven, while Exodus 25:20 renders the cherubim as spreading their wings upward over the mercy seat; Job 39:26 similarly places the hawk's wings toward the south.

   1 Kings 8:221 Kings 8:54Exodus 25:20Exodus 37:9Deuteronomy 32:11Job 39:26
2. Lay a cloth, garment, or covering over something · common

   The Qal forms occur where a material is placed across or over a surface or person. In Numbers 4:7 the APB renders a blue cloth being spread over the table, and in Exodus 40:19 it renders the tent being spread over the tabernacle; 2 Kings 19:14 presents documents spread out before the LORD.

   Numbers 4:6Numbers 4:7Numbers 4:11Exodus 40:19Ezekiel 16:82 Kings 19:14
3. Set a net over a target · occasional

   Several Qal clauses specify a net as the object placed over someone or something, with capture following. In Ezekiel 12:13 the APB renders a net spread over him so that he is caught, and in Proverbs 29:5 a man spreads a net for his neighbor's steps.

   Ezekiel 12:13Ezekiel 17:20Ezekiel 19:8Hosea 5:1Hosea 7:12Proverbs 29:5
4. Spread across an area or set out for others · occasional

   The verb can describe something extending over a broad area or being laid out before others. In Job 36:30 the APB renders light spread upon the sea, in Joel 2:2 dawn spread upon the mountains, and in Lamentations 4:4 food is not spread to infants; Ezekiel 17:21 uses a Niphal imperfect where the survivors are rendered as scattered to every wind.

   Job 36:30Joel 2:2Isaiah 33:23Lamentations 4:4Micah 3:3Ezekiel 17:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “spread,” “spread out,” or “stretch out” for hands, wings, cloths, and nets, and it also uses “scattered” in Ezekiel 17:21. These English expressions confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying separate definitions.