King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H8059
Transliteration: 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
Word 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.