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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7857 - Drown

Strong's No.:H7857

Hebrew:שָׁטַף

Transliteration:shâṭaph

Phonetic:shaw-taf'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{drown} (over-) flow ({-whelm}) {rinse} {run} {rush} (throughly) wash (away).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to gush; by implication to {inundate} cleanse; by analogy to {gallop} conquer


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off

a. (Qal)

1. to overflow

2. to flow, run

3. to rinse or wash off

b. (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out

c. (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed


Bible References:
Drown

Translation
Occurrences:
away ( 2 )
drown ( 1 )
flowing ( 1 )
overflow ( 10 )
overflowed ( 1 )
overflowing ( 8 )
overflown ( 1 )
overwhelmed ( 1 )
ran ( 1 )
rinsed ( 3 )
rusheth ( 1 )
washed ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.