*יָשַׁט (b. h.; cmp. שׁוּט) to spread, stretch.—V. וֶשֶׁט.
Hif. - הוֹשִׁיט to stretch forth, to hand, reach. Ḥull. 140ᵇ ה׳ ידו לקן וכ׳ if one put his hand forth into a nest and cut there. Ab. Zar. 6ᵇ לא יוֹשִׁיט וכ׳ one must not hand a cup of wine to a nazarite &c. Ib. קתני לא יושיט … לא יתן it says, ‘he shall not reach over’ and not ‘he shall not give’ (which means that the object is beyond the reach of the other person). Pesik. S’liḥ. p. 167ᵇ; Yalk. Num. 744 ה׳ הדסים offered myrtles, i.e. asked pardon; a. e.