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To stretch out or extend (the hand); to reach forth toward something
This verb describes the action of extending one's hand, appearing in Isaiah's prophecy of the peaceable kingdom. The image depicts a weaned child stretching out his hand over a viper's den without harm—a picture of the transformation of nature under Messiah's reign. Aramaic and Arabic cognates relate to leading or guiding, but here the focus is simply on the physical act of reaching out. This single use creates one of Scripture's most beloved images of eschatological peace, where even the most vulnerable can safely interact with the most dangerous.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Isaiah 11:8 prophesies: 'The weaned child shall stretch out his hand over the adder's den.' This vision of a child fearlessly reaching toward a poisonous snake symbolizes the complete reversal of the curse in Messiah's kingdom. The verb emphasizes the deliberate, unafraid action of extending the hand—no recoiling in terror. Combined with other images in the passage (wolf and lamb, leopard and goat), this creates a comprehensive picture of restored harmony between humanity and creation, reversing the enmity introduced by the fall. 1×
AR["يَمُدُّ"]·ben["ঢুকিয়েছে"]·DE["[הדה]"]·EN["he-puts"]·FR["[הדה]"]·heb["הדה"]·HI["रखेगा"]·ID["menjulurkan"]·IT["[הדה]"]·jav["piyambakipun-ngulèraken"]·KO["내밀으리라"]·PT["estenderá"]·RU["протянет"]·ES["extenderá"]·SW["ataweka"]·TR["uzatacak"]·urd["بڑھائے-گا"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† הָדָה vb. stretch out the hand (cf. Arabic هَدَى lead, guide, Aramaic Pa. ܗܰܕܺܝ ) Qal Pf. Is 11:8 יָדוֹ הָדָה, sq. עַל, the weaned child shall stretch out his hand upon.