to extend
sa.ra denotes being extended or overlong, including a limb described as too long and an attempt to stretch out.
The attested use describes extension or excess length: twice as a passive participle for an animal or person marked by an overlong limb, and once in the action of stretching out where a bed is too short.
Senses in use
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Overlong bodily feature · dominant
In Leviticus 21:18, the Qal passive participle occurs in a list of bodily blemishes, where the APB renders the clause "one who has a limb too long." In Leviticus 22:23, the same participial form describes an ox or sheep in the offering context; the APB renders the animal as "deformed or stunted," so the term's individual English correspondence is not fully isolable there.
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Stretching oneself out · occasional
In Isaiah 28:20, the Hithpael infinitive construct occurs with a bed that is too short; the APB renders the clause "too short for stretching out," presenting the action as an attempt to extend oneself.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Isaiah clause with "stretching out" and explicitly describes a "limb too long" in Leviticus 21:18. In Leviticus 22:23 it uses the broader description "deformed or stunted"; That wording cannot be assigned precisely to the term.