Strongs Number: H7857
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁטַף
- Transliteration
- shâṭaph
- Phonetic
- shaw-taf'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to gush; by implication to {inundate} cleanse; by analogy to {gallop} conquer
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Bible Usage
- {drown} (over-) flow ({-whelm}) {rinse} {run} {rush} (throughly) wash (away).