Lexical Summary shemittah: a letting drop, a (temporary) remitting Original Word: שְׁמִטָּהTransliteration: shemittah Phonetic Spelling: (shem-it-taw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: a letting drop, a (temporary) remitting Meaning: a letting drop, a (temporary) remitting Strong's Concordance release From shamat; remission (of debt) or suspension of labor) -- release. see HEBREW shamat Brown-Driver-Briggs H8059. shemittah שְׁמִטָּה noun feminine a letting drop of exactions, a (temporary) remitting: שׁ ׳תַּעֲשֶׂה Deuteronomy 15:1(at end of seven years), 15:2 שׁ קָרָא ׳כִּי ׳לי; whence seventh year is הַשּׁ ׳שְׁנַת 15:9; 31:10. שְׁמִירָמוֺת see below שֵׁם. p. 1029. |
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