שָׁמַט

sha.matto releaseHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb9 occurrences7 books8 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
Traditional renderings: discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁמַט:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Exodus 23:11תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּה · you must let it rest
    …but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
  2. Deuteronomy 15:2שָׁמ֗וֹט · shall cancel
    This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
  3. Deuteronomy 15:3תַּשְׁמֵ֥ט · but you must forgive
    You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.
  4. 2 Samuel 6:6שָׁמְט֖וּ · had stumbled
    When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
  5. 2 Kings 9:33שִׁמְטֻהוּ · Throw her down; וַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָ · So they threw her down
    “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
  6. 1 Chronicles 13:9שָֽׁמְט֖וּ · had stumbled
    When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
  7. Psalm 141:6נִשְׁמְט֣וּ · are thrown down
    When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
  8. Jeremiah 17:4וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה · And you yourself will relinquish
    And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”