שִׁטָּפוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. flood (an overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water)
a. flash flood; inundation of a normally dry or seasonally flooded area
2. torrential rain. (slang)
Pronunciation
shitafón
Examples12
אַחֲרֵי הַגֶּשֶׁם הַחָזָק הָיָה שִׁטָּפוֹן גָּדוֹל.
After the heavy rain, there was a big flood.
בעקבות הַגֶּשֶׁם הַחָזָק הָיָה שִׁטָּפוֹן גָּדוֹל.
In the wake of the heavy rain, there was a major flood.
הַשִּׁטָּפוֹן גָּרַם לנֶזֶק כָּבֵד לכְּפָר.
The flood did a lot of damage to the village.
לטום אֵין בִּטּוּחַ שִׁטְּפוֹנוֹת.
Tom doesn't have flood insurance.
הַשִּׁטָּפוֹן מָנַע ממני לחצות אֵת הַנָּהָר.
The flood prevented me from crossing the river.
מֵי הַשִּׁטָּפוֹן יחריבו אֵת הָעֲיָרָה הַסְּמוּכָה.
The flood waters will devastate the nearby town.