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Lexicon :: Strong's H7857 - šāṭap̄

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שָׁטַף
Transliteration
šāṭap̄
Pronunciation
shaw-taf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2373

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁטַף shâṭaph, shaw-taf'; a primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer:—drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H7857 in the following manner: overflow (20x), rinsed (3x), wash away (2x), drown (1x), flowing (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H7857 in the following manner: overflow (20x), rinsed (3x), wash away (2x), drown (1x), flowing (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁטַף shâṭaph, shaw-taf'; a primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer:—drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
STRONGS H7857: Abbreviations
† שָׁטַף verb overflow, rinse or wash off (Late Hebrew id., so Jewish-Aramaic שְׁטַף; Assyrian šatâpu, overflow, Arabic bdb100901 id., Cuche); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Isaiah 8:8 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּשְׁטֹף 1 Kings 22:38, etc.; Participle שׁוֺטֵף Isaiah 10:22 +, plural שֹׁטְפִים Isaiah 28:2; —
1. overflow, of river Isaiah 8:8; Jeremiah 47:2a (see נַחַל), Daniel 11:10, 40, all figurative of invading army, compare Isaiah 28:15 (qy. by StaThLz, Apr. 1894, 235, Du Marti read שׁוֺט שֹׁטֵט), Isaiah 28:18 (see שׁוֺט), also (simile of י׳ in judgment) Isaiah 28:2 (מַיִם), Isaiah 30:28, of judicial destruction, שׁוֺטֵף צְדָקָה Isaiah 10:22; with accusative of land Jeremiah 47:2b, person (figurative) Isaiah 43:2 (נְהָרוֺת), Psalm 69:3 (שִׁבֹּלֶת), Psalm 69:16 (מִיִם שׁ׳), Psalm 124:4 (מַיִם), compare Isaiah 28:17; Songs 8:7; גֶּשֶׁם שׁוֺטֵף flooding rain (of י׳'s judgement) Ezekiel 11:11, 13; Ezekiel 38:22; נַחַל שׁוֺטֵף Isaiah 66:12, simile, in good sense. — Abs. Daniel 11:26 see Niph. — Figurative of dashing, rushing horse, בַּמִּלְחָמָה כְּסוּס שׁוֺ׳ Jeremiah 8:6.
2. flow, run, literal of נַחַל Psalm 78:20; 2 Chronicles 32:4.
3. literally, rinse or wash off, with accusative of thing washed 1 Kings 22:38, יָדָיו בַּמָּ֑יִם Leviticus 15:11 (P); of stain Ezekiel 16:9 (מֵעָלַיִךְ; || רָחַץ); עֲפַראָֿ֑רֶץ Job 14:19.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁטֵף בַּמַּיִם Leviticus 15:12 be rinsed out, off (P; of wooden vessel); 3rd person masculine plural יִשָּֽׁטְפוּ מִלְּפָנָיו Daniel 11:22 be swept away (defeated), read probably יִשָּׁטֵף (for יִשְׁטֹף), also Daniel 11:26 (compare Dr).
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וּמֹרַק וְּשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם Leviticus 6:21 (P) it shall be scoured and rinsed.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

6:21; 15:11; 15:12

1 Kings

22:38; 22:38

2 Chronicles

32:4

Job

14:19

Psalms

69:3; 69:16; 78:20; 124:4

Song of Songs

8:7

Isaiah

8:8; 8:8; 10:22; 10:22; 28:2; 28:2; 28:15; 28:17; 28:18; 30:28; 43:2; 66:12

Jeremiah

8:6; 47:2; 47:2

Ezekiel

11:11; 11:13; 16:9; 38:22

Daniel

11:10; 11:22; 11:26; 11:26; 11:40

H7857

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Strong's Number H7857 matches the Hebrew שָׁטַף (šāṭap̄),
which occurs 31 times in 30 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of Jehovah which he spake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4 - So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:19 -
The waters wear the stones;
The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth:
So thou destroyest the hope of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 -
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:
I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 -
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:20 -
Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out,
And streams overflowed;
Can he give bread also?
Will he provide flesh for his people?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:4 -
Then the waters had overwhelmed us,
The stream had gone over our soul;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 -
Many waters cannot quench love,
Neither can floods drown it:
If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,
He would utterly be contemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:8 - and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:18 - And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction: and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:2 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12 - For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and ye shall suck thereof; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:6 - I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:2 - Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my wrath; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:9 - Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - And with pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:22 - And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:26 - Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40 - And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
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