- Original: מתח - Transliteration: Mathach - Phonetic: maw-thakh' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to spread out - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1265 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to stretch out: - spread out. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • out, 1 Isaiah 40:22