שטף

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־ט־ף‎ (š-ṭ-p)

From the root שׁ־ט־ף‎ (sh-t-f), forming words relating to overflowing of water.

Pronunciation
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Noun

שֶׁטֶף • (shetéf) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. flow, flux
  2. torrent, gush

See also

Verb

שָׁטַף • (shatáf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive participle שָׁטוּף‎, passive counterpart נִשְׁטַף‎)

  1. to wash
  2. to rinse
    • איה כורם, עכשיו כזאת
      ‏אתן למים הקרים לשטוף אותי את כל הגוף‎
      eten lamayim hakarim lishtof oti et kol haguf
      I'll let the cold water rinse my whole body
  3. to erode, to wash away.

Conjugation

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