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Lexicon :: Strong's H7857 - šāṭap̄

Aa
שָׁטַף
Transliteration
šāṭap̄
Pronunciation
shaw-taf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxLev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - But the vessel of earth in which the flesh was cooked is to be broken; or if a brass vessel was used, it is to be rubbed clean and washed out with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - And anyone on whom the unclean man puts his hands, without washing them in water, is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - And any vessel of earth which has been touched by the unclean man will have to be broken and any vessel of wood washed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - And the war-carriage was washed by the pool of Samaria, which was the bathing-place of the loose women, and the dogs were drinking his blood there, as the Lord had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4 - So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:19 - The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:20 - See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:4 - We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:8 - And it will come on into Judah; rushing on and overflowing, till the waters are up to the neck; *** and his outstretched wings will be covering the land from side to side: for God is with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:22 - For though your people, O Israel, are as the sand of the sea, only a small number will come back: for the destruction is fixed, overflowing in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overflowing of a strong river, he will violently overcome them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:18 - And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the underworld will be broken; when the overflowing waters come through, then you will be overcome by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - And his breath is as an overflowing stream, coming up even to the neck, shaking the nations for their destruction, like the shaking of grain in a basket: and he will put a cord in the mouths of the people, turning them out of their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:2 - When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:12 - For the Lord says, See, I will make her peace like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, and she will take her children in her arms, gently caring for them on her knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:6 - I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:2 - This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - Say to those who put whitewash on it, There will be an overflowing shower; and you, O ice-drops, will come raining down; and it will be broken in two by the storm-wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - For this reason, the Lord has said: I will have it broken in two by a storm-wind in my passion; and there will be an overflowing shower in my wrath, and you, O ice-drops, will come raining angrily down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:9 - Then I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - And I will take up my cause against him with disease and with blood; and I will send down on him and on his forces and on the peoples who are with him, an overflowing shower and great ice-drops, fire, and burning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:10 - And his son will make war, and will get together an army of great forces, and he will make an attack on him, overflowing and going past: and he will again take the war even to his strong place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:22 - And his forces will be completely taken away from before him and broken; and even the ruler of the agreement will have the same fate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:26 - And his fears will overcome him and be the cause of his downfall, and his army will come to complete destruction, and a great number will be put to the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40 - And at the time of the end, the king of the south will make an attack on him: and the king of the north will come against him like a storm-wind, with war-carriages and horsemen and numbers of ships; and he will go through many lands like overflowing waters.
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