The meaning of “שָׁטַף”
Understanding shâṭaph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away). - to gush - by implication, to inundate, cleanse ...
שָׁטַף
drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away). - to gush - by implication, to inundate, cleanse - by analogy, to gallop, conquer 1) to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to overflow 1a2) to flow, run 1a3) to rinse or wash off 1b) (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out 1c) (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 15:11 | “And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.” Word: שָׁטַף (shâṭaph) | |
| 2 Chronicles 32:4 | “So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?” Word: שָׁטַף (shâṭaph) | |
| Job 14:19 | “The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.” Word: שָׁטַף (shâṭaph) | |
| Psalms 78:20 | “Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?” Word: שָׁטַף (shâṭaph) | |
| Song of Solomon 8:7 | “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.” Word: שָׁטַף (shâṭaph) |
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