שטף

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־ט־ף‎

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

Noun

שֶׁטֶף • (shetéf) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. flow, flux
  2. torrent, gush

See also

Verb

שָׁטַף • (shatáf) (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
Conjugation of שָׁטַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לשטוף \ לִשְׁטֹף‎
  • action noun: שְׁטִיפָה‎
  • passive participle: שָׁטוּף‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁטַפְתִּי‎שָׁטַפְנוּ‎
second שָׁטַפְתָּ‎שָׁטַפְתְּ‎שְׁטַפְתֶּם‎1שְׁטַפְתֶּן‎1
third שָׁטַףשָׁטְפָה‎שָׁטְפוּ‎
present שׁוֹטֵף‎שׁוֹטֶפֶת‎שׁוֹטְפִים‎שׁוֹטְפוֹת‎
future first אשטוף \ אֶשְׁטֹף‎נשטוף \ נִשְׁטֹף‎
second תשטוף \ תִּשְׁטֹף‎תִּשְׁטְפִי‎תִּשְׁטְפוּ‎תשטופנה \ תִּשְׁטֹפְנָה‎2
third ישטוף \ יִשְׁטֹף‎תשטוף \ תִּשְׁטֹף‎יִשְׁטְפוּ‎תשטופנה \ תִּשְׁטֹפְנָה‎2
imperative שטוף \ שְׁטֹף‎שִׁטְפִי‎שִׁטְפוּ‎שטופנה \ שְׁטֹפְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁטַפְתֶּם‎ and שָׁטַפְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.
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