mādad מָדַד ‘to measure’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

mādad v
1) to measure, stretch
 1a) (Qal) to measure
 1b) (Niphal) to be measured
 1c) (Piel)
  1c1) to extend, continue
  1c2) to measure, measure off
 1d) (Po) measured
 1e) (Hithpolel) to extend oneself, stretch oneself