שְׁמִטָּה
šĕmiṭṭâ
a letting drop
Strong's H8059NounHebrewTWOT 2408a

שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭṭâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning a letting drop. It appears 5 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8059).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2408a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2408a)a letting drop, remitting; remission, suspension of labor); release
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁמִטָּה noun, feminine: a letting drop, remitting

a letting drop of exactions, a (temporary) remitting

Strong's H8059 שְׁמִטָּה: remission (of debt) or suspension of labor)
KJV:release.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2408: שָׁמַט šāmaṭ — let drop; fall; fling down, jostle, let alone, desist, remit; discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 15:1

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