Shetef (שטף) means flow in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shetef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הבא בכוח ובמרוצה בעיקר מים רבים.
עַל-זֹאת יִתְפַּלֵּל כָּל-חָסִיד אֵלֶיךָ לְעֵת מְצֹארַק לְשֵׁטֶף מַיִם רַבִּים אֵלָיו לֹא יַגִּיעוּ
- 2ברצף, בתכיפות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shetef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁטֶף
- Written without vowel points
- שטף
- Said
- shetef
- Root
- ש־ט־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- נס' שֶׁטֶף־ שֵׁטֶף־
- Gematria
- 389
This is how Shetef is said in other languages.
- English
- flow
- Arabic
- تَدَفُّق
These words mean nearly the same as Shetef.
- זרםflow
- שצף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shetef.
- דלף
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The word Shetef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כלי שטף
- שטף דבור
- שטף דם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shetef comes from the root ש־ט־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shetef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shetef.
What does Shetef (שטף) mean in Hebrew?
Shetef (שטף) means flow. It is said shetef, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shetef (שטף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shetef (שטף) are זרם and שצף.
What is the opposite of Shetef (שטף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shetef (שטף) are דלף.
Is Shetef (שטף) masculine or feminine?
The word Shetef (שטף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שטף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.