In biblical terms, the concept of "extract" can be understood in various contexts, primarily focusing on the idea of drawing out or obtaining something from a larger whole. This can be seen in both literal and metaphorical senses throughout Scripture.

1. Extraction in Agriculture and Daily Life:

The Bible often references the extraction of resources from the earth, such as the gathering of crops or the drawing of water. In Genesis 26:19, we read about Isaac's servants digging in the valley and discovering a well of fresh water, an act of extracting a vital resource for sustenance. Similarly, the process of harvesting grain or pressing olives and grapes for oil and wine involves extraction, as seen in Deuteronomy 24:20, which instructs, "When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow."

2. Extraction as a Metaphor for Spiritual Truths:

The Bible uses the concept of extraction metaphorically to describe the process of discerning or obtaining spiritual truths. Proverbs 2:4-5 encourages believers to seek wisdom as one would search for hidden treasures, implying an extraction of divine knowledge: "If you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God."

3. Extraction in the Context of Deliverance:

The theme of extraction is also present in the context of deliverance, where God extracts His people from danger or bondage. A prime example is the Exodus, where God delivers the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Exodus 3:8 states, "So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey."

4. Extraction of Justice and Righteousness:

The Bible speaks of extracting justice and righteousness from situations of corruption and sin. In Isaiah 1:17, the prophet calls for the extraction of justice: "Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow." This reflects the biblical mandate to draw out righteousness in a fallen world.

5. Extraction in the Context of Judgment:

In the New Testament, the concept of extraction is evident in the parables of Jesus, where the separation of the righteous from the wicked is likened to a harvest. Matthew 13:49-50 describes this process: "So it will be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

6. Extraction of the Gospel Message:

The apostolic mission to spread the Gospel can be seen as an extraction of the message of salvation from the confines of Israel to the broader Gentile world. Acts 13:47 highlights this mission: "For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

In summary, the concept of "extract" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from the physical act of drawing out resources to the spiritual extraction of truth, justice, and salvation. Each instance reflects the broader biblical themes of provision, deliverance, and the pursuit of righteousness.1. (v. t.) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger.

2. (v. t.) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence. Cf. Abstract, v. t., 6.

3. (v. t.) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.

4. (n.) That which is extracted or drawn out.

5. (n.) A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation.

6. (n.) A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.

7. (n.) A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4.

8. (n.) A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called also the extractive principle.

9. (n.) Extraction; descent.

10. (n.) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution.

1846. exorusso -- to dig out or up
... extract, pluck out. From ek and orusso; to dig out, ie (by extension) to extract
(an eye), remove (roofing) -- break up, pluck out. see GREEK ek. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1846.htm - 6k7953. shalah -- to draw out, extract
... 7952, 7953. shalah. 7954 . to draw out, extract. Transliteration: shalah Phonetic
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2212. zaqaq -- to refine, purify
... fine, pour down, purge, purify, refine. A primitive root; to strain, (figuratively)
extract, clarify -- fine, pour down, purge, purify, refine. 2211, 2212. ...
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8026. shelaph -- "drawn out," a son of Joktan and his desc.
... Sheleph From shalaph; extract; Sheleph, a son of Jokthan -- Sheleph. see HEBREW
shalaph. 8025, 8026. shelaph. 8026a . Strong's Numbers.
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3318. yatsa -- to go or come out
... 2), do (1), draw (1), drawn (1), end (1), entered (1), escape (3), escaped (2),
exacted (1), exiled* (1), exported (2), expressed (1), extract (1), falls (1 ...
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... a treatise on rebuke and grace. Extract from Augustin's "Retractations,". Book II.
Chap.67, On the Following Treatise,. "de correptione et gratia.". ...
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Extract (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position,
as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a ...
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Draw (212 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to
bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle ...
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Distill (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To let fall in drops; to extract by vaporization
and condensation; as to distill alcoholic spirits from grain. ...
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Extraordinary (11 Occurrences)

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Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)
... off any animal, he comes in at the end of the feast, and swallows the bones, or
breaks them, and swallows the pieces if he cannot otherwise extract the marrow. ...
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Jashar (2 Occurrences)
... (3) Some conjecture a third extract in 1 Kings 8:12, "Then spake Solomon, Yahweh
hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness." The words of Yahweh are ...
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Wring (4 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out);
hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or ...
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Win (27 Occurrences)
... to win a jury. 4. (v.) To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
5. (v.) To extract, as ore or coal. 6. (vi) To gain ...
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Trunk (3 Occurrences)
... 14. (vt) To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means
of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9. Multi-Version Concordance Trunk (3 Occurrences). ...
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Render (95 Occurrences)
... felicitous manner. 10. (vt) To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.)
from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 11. (vt ...
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