שׁטף
shâṭaph
shaw-taf'
A primitive root; to gush; by implication to inundate, cleanse; by analogy to gallop, conquer
KJV Usage: drown, (over-) flow (-whelm), rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
שׁטף
shâṭaph
shaw-taf'
A primitive root; to gush; by implication to inundate, cleanse; by analogy to gallop, conquer
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
שׁטף
1. to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off
a. (Qal)
1. to overflow
2. to flow, run
3. to rinse or wash off
b. (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out
c. (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 2373
Parts of Speech: Verb
- שָׁטַף
- sha.taph
- H:V
- to overflow
- 1) to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to overflow
1a2) to flow, run
1a3) to rinse or wash off
1b) (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out
1c) (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed