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 &c., ref. to I Sam. II, 8; cmp. שָׁתַת II). Gen. R. s. 26; Yalk. Ps. 845 (ref. to Ps. XCII, 14) זה נח ששְׁתָלוֹ וכ׳ this refers to Noah whom the Lord planted in the ark. Gen. R. s. 61 (ref. to Ps. I, 3) ששתלו הקב"ה וכ׳ (Abraham) whom the Lord planted in the land of Israel. Snh. 37ᵇ (play on שׁלֹתֹיאֹלֹ, I Chr. III, 17 שאלת׳) ששׂתֹלוֹ אֹלֹ 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 &c. Yalk. l. c. כגן … ש׳ מערוגה וכ׳ like a garden that is planted bed by bed; (Midr. Till. to Ps. XCII, 14 נטוע). Num. R. s. 31 עד שהם ש׳ הם בבית וכ׳ 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. XII, 11) כשם ששרשיו … מַשְׁתִּילִים לכל מקום כך … נכנסים ומשתילים וכ׳ 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 שאלׄתׄיאל, v. supra) שממנו הוּשְׁ֗תְּ֗לָ֗ה מלכות וכ׳ from him was the dynasty of the house of David planted (procreated). Midr. Till. to Ps. IV 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.