שֶׁ֫טֶף

she.tephfloodHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine6 occurrences5 books6 verses

Definition

or שֵׁטֶף; from H7857; a deluge (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: flood, outrageous, overflowing.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שֶׁ֫טֶף:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Job 38:25לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף · for the flood
    Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
  2. Psalm 32:6לְ֭שֵׁטֶף · waters
    Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
  3. Proverbs 27:4וְשֶׁ֣טֶף · [is] like a flood
    Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
  4. Daniel 9:26בַשֶּׁ֔טֶף · will come like a flood
    Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
  5. Daniel 11:22הַשֶּׁ֛טֶף · Then a flood
    Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
  6. Nahum 1:8וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף · flood
    But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.