Shemittah שְׁמִטָּה
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| שְׁמִטָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shemittah |
| Strong's number | H8059 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | remission |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
Shemittah (Hebrew שְׁמִטָּה, Strong's H8059) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “remission”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
letting drop of exactions, (temporary) remitting, release (from debt)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | release (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | remission (2), you must cancel debts (1), time of release (1), release (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shemittah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 15:1At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.
- Deuteronomy 15:2And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.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.
- Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Deuteronomy 31:10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).