What does שָׁטַף mean in the Bible?
שָׁטַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to gush ; by implication, to inundate , cleanse ; by analogy, to gallop , conquer".
Hebrew · H7857
שָׁטַף
To gush ; by implication, to inundate , cleanse ; by analogy, to gallop , conquer
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שָׁטַף H7857
What does שָׁטַף mean in the Bible?
שָׁטַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to gush ; by implication, to inundate , cleanse ; by analogy, to gallop , conquer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7857?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a flood (2), torrents (2), will be swept away (2), . . . (1), an overflowing (1).
Where does שָׁטַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (9), Daniel (4), Ezekiel (4), Psalms (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It like a flood 2× Daniel 11:10, Daniel 11:40
torrents 2× Ezekiel 13:13, Ezekiel 38:22
will be swept away 2× Daniel 11:22, Daniel 11:26
. . . 1× Isaiah 28:2
an overflowing 1× Jeremiah 47:2
and rinsed 1× Leviticus 6:28
charging 1× Jeremiah 8:6
engulf me 1× Psalms 69:15
engulfs me 1× Psalms 69:2
first rinsing 1× Leviticus 15:11
in torrents 1× Ezekiel 13:11
is like a rushing 1× Isaiah 30:28
like a flowing 1× Isaiah 66:12
must be rinsed 1× Leviticus 15:12
overflowing 1× Isaiah 10:22
overwhelm you 1× Isaiah 43:2
raged 1× Psalms 78:20
rinsed off 1× Ezekiel 16:9
sweep it away 1× Song Of Solomon 8:7
swirling 1× Isaiah 8:8
that flowed 1× 2 Chronicles 32:4
the overwhelming 1× Isaiah 28:18
the overwhelming scourge 1× Isaiah 28:15
They will overflow 1× Jeremiah 47:2
was washed 1× 1 Kings 22:38
wash away 1× Job 14:19
will flood 1× Isaiah 28:17
would have engulfed us 1× Psalms 124:4
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:28 וְשֻׁטַּ֖ף to and rinsed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:11 שָׁטַ֣ף to first rinsing Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 15:12 יִשָּׁטֵ֖ף to must be rinsed Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 22:38 וַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ף to was washed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 32:4 הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף to that flowed Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Job 14:19 תִּשְׁטֹֽף־ to wash away Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 69:2 שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃ to engulfs me Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Psalms 69:15 תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀ to engulf me Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Psalms 78:20 יִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּ to raged Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 124:4 שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ to would have engulfed us Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:28
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 10
Leviticus 3 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 9 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 4
Source forms
שׁוֹטֵף֙ 2x šō·w·ṭêp̄ Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 30:28
שָׁטַ֣ף 2x šā·ṭap̄ Leviticus 15:11, Isaiah 8:8
הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף 1x haš·šō·w·ṭêp̄ 2 Chronicles 32:4
וָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ף 1x wā·’eš·ṭōp̄ Ezekiel 16:9
וַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ף 1x way·yiš·ṭōp̄ 1 Kings 22:38
וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙ 1x wə·yiš·ṭə·p̄ū Jeremiah 47:2
וְשָׁטַ֣ף 1x wə·šā·ṭap̄ Daniel 11:10
וְשָׁטַ֥ף 1x wə·šā·ṭap̄ Daniel 11:40
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 10x Isaiah 10:22, Isaiah 28:15, Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 30:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 11:10, Daniel 11:40
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 78:20, Isaiah 28:17
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 15:11, Isaiah 8:8
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 32:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 6:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 47:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 16:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to gush ; by implication, to inundate , cleanse ; by analogy, to gallop , conquer
Source Gloss
to gush ; by implication, to inundate , cleanse ; by analogy, to gallop , conquer
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer BDB: overflow Usage: drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 19
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 17×
Participle active Ezek 13:11 · Ezek 13:13 · Ezek 38:22 · Isa 10:22 · Isa 28:2 · Isa 28:15 · Isa 28:18 · Isa 30:28 · Isa 66:12 · Jer 8:6 · Jer 47:2 11×
Imperfect Isa 28:17 · Ps 78:20 · Dan 11:26 · Job 14:19 4×
Perfect Isa 8:8 · Lev 15:11 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect Dan 11:22 · Lev 15:12 2×
Word Origins
שָׁטַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain