שתל

שָׁתַל(b. h.; cmp. שִׁית) to set, plant. Yoma 38b ראה … עמד ושְׁתָלָן בכל דור ודור the Lord saw that the righteous men were few, so he planted them in every generation (distributed them , ref. to 1 Sam. 2:8; cmp. שָׁתַת II). Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. Ps. 845 (ref. to Ps. 92:14) זה נח ששְׁתָלוֹוכ׳ this refers to Noah whom the Lord planted in the ark. Gen. R. s. 61 (ref. to Ps. 1:3) ששתלוהקב״הוכ׳ (Abraham) whom the Lord planted in the land of Israel. Snh.37b (play on ש̇ל̇ת̇יא̇ל̇, 1 Chr. 3:17 שאלת׳ שש̇ת̇ל̇ו א̇ל̇ שלא כדרך הנִשְׁתָּלִין whom the Lord planted (caused to be begotten) not in the ordinary way of those that are planted (he having been begotten in prison); a. fr.Part. pass. שָׁתוּל; f. שְׁתוּלָה; pl. שְׁתוּלִים Yalk. l. c. כגן … ש׳ מערוגהוכ׳ like a garden that is planted bed by bed; (Midr. Till. to Ps. 92:14 נטוע). Num. R. s. 31> עד שהם ש׳ הם בביתוכ׳ so long as they are planted (seated in rows), they are in the house of God, that is to say, the children at school; a. e. Hif. הִשְׁתִּיל (of roots) to spread. Pesik. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 12:11) כשם ששרשיו … מַשְׁתִּילִים לכל מקום כך … נכנסים ומשתיליםוכ׳ as the roots of a tree spread in all directions, so the words of the Law enter and penetrate the whole body (Num. R. s. 144> משתרשים). Nif. נִשְׁתַּל; Hof. הוּשְׁתָּל to be planted. Snh. l. c., v. supra. Lev. R. s. 10; Cant. R. to VIII, 6 (ref. to שאל̇ת̇יאל, v. supra) שממנו הוּשְׁ֗תְּ֗לָ֗ה מלכותוכ׳ from him was the dynasty of the house of David planted (procreated). Midr. Till. to Ps. 4 מה היה … נִשְׁתְּלָה מבת שבע did David think that royalty would be planted from Bathsheba (that through her son the dynasty would be continued)?; a. e.