שָׁמַט
sha.mat
“to release”
Definition
to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
a primitive root;
- to release, let drop or loose or rest or fall 1a) (Qal) to let drop or fall 1b) (Niphal) to be made to fall down, be thrown down 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to let drop 1c2) to release, let drop
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Occurrences
שָׁמַט appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
“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.
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.
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.
You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.
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