שָׁטַף

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Es 8,8 +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּשְׁטֹף 1 Kong 22,38, etc.; Participle שׁוֺטֵף Es 10,22 +, plural שֹׁטְפִים Es 28,2 —

1. overflow, of river Es 8,8; Jer 47,2a (see נַחַל), Dan 11,10; Dan 11,40, all figurative of invading army, compare Es 28,15 (qy. by Sta^{ThLz, Apr. 1894, 235}, Du Marti read שׁוֺט שֹׁטֵט), vEs 28,18 (see שׁוֺט), also (simile of ׳י in judgment) vEs 28,2 (מַיִם), Es 30,28, of judicial destruction, שׁוֺטֵף צְדָקָה Es 10,22 with accusative of land Jer 47,2b, person (figurative) Es 43,2 (נְהָרוֺת), Sl 69,3 (שִׁבֹּלֶת), vSl 69,16 (מִיִם ׳שׁ), Sl 124,4 (מַיִם), compare Es 28,17; Hoj 8,7 גֶּשֶׁם שׁוֺטֵף flooding rain (of ׳י's judgement) Ezk 11,11; Ezk 11,13; Ezk 38,22 נַחַל שׁוֺטֵף Es 66,12, simile, in good sense. — Abs. Dan 11,26 see Niph`al — Figurative of dashing, rushing horse, בַּמִּלְחָמָה ׳כְּסוּס שׁוֺ Jer 8,6.

2. flow, run, literal of נַחַל Sl 78,20; 2 Kron 32,4.

3. literally, rinse or wash off, with accusative of thing washed 1 Kong 22,38, יָדָיו בַּמָּ֑יִם 3 Mos 15,11 (P); of stain Ezk 16,9 (מֵעָלַיִךְ; || רָחַץ); עֲפַראָֿ֑רֶץ Job 14,19. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁטֵף בַּמַּיִם 3 Mos 15,12 be rinsed out, off (P; of wooden vessel); 3 masculine plural יִשָּֽׁטְפוּ מִלְּפָנָיו Dan 11,22 be swept away (defeated), read probably יִשָּׁטֵף (for יִשְׁטֹף), also vDan 11,26 (compare Dr). Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular וּמֹרַק וְּשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּ֑יִם 3 Mos 6,21 (P) it shall be scoured and rinsed.