Shâṭaph — H7857

H7857 · Hebrew — שטף

Pronunciation: shaw-taf'

Definition

verb

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

  1. to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off
    1. (Qal)
      1. to overflow
      2. to flow, run
      3. to rinse or wash off
    2. (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out
    3. (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed

Usually translated as

overflow, drown, flow, flowwhelm

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâṭaph occurs 31 times in 30 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Psalms (4), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (4), Daniel (4)

Strong's Lexicon — S