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Strong's Number H7857

שָׁטַף
shataph · shaw-taf'
Transliteration:
shataph{shaw-taf'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
2373
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Usage in the KJV:
overflow 19, rinsed 3, wash away 2, drown 1, flowing 1, misc 4

Total: 31
Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament