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H7857 · שָׁטַף

shâṭaph

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

KJV gloss list in the source

drown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).

Source pronunciation notation: shaw-taf'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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