שָׁטַף
shâṭaph(shaw-taf')
“to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer”
31 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
Translated in KJV as
drown(over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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5 of 31
“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?”