What does שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭāh): Sabbatical release of debts and land-rest: covenant provision for economic reset and social equity
Hebrew · H8059
שְׁמִטָּה
Remission (of debt) or suspension of labor)
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שְׁמִטָּהH8059
Pronunciationšĕmiṭāh
What does שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭāh): Sabbatical release of debts and land-rest: covenant provision for economic reset and social equity
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8059?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of release (1), of remission (1), of remission [of debt] (1), time of release (1), you must cancel debts (1).
Where does שְׁמִטָּה (šĕmiṭāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 15:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof release1×Deuteronomy 15:9
of remission1×Deuteronomy 15:2
of remission [of debt]1×Deuteronomy 31:10
time of release1×Deuteronomy 15:2
you must cancel debts1×Deuteronomy 15:1
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 15:1שְׁמִטָּֽה׃toyou must cancel debtsNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 15:2הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒toof remissionArticle | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 15:2שְׁמִטָּ֖הtotime of releaseNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 15:9הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒toof releaseArticle | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 31:10הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖הtoof remission [of debt]Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 15:1
Aligned rows5
Books represented1
Deuteronomy5
Source forms
הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒2xhaš·šə·miṭ·ṭāhDeuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 15:9
הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖ה1xhaš·šə·miṭ·ṭāhDeuteronomy 31:10
שְׁמִטָּ֖ה1xšə·miṭ·ṭāhDeuteronomy 15:2
שְׁמִטָּֽה׃1xšə·miṭ·ṭāhDeuteronomy 15:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xDeuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 31:10
Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 15:1, Deuteronomy 15:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sabbatical release of debts and land-rest: covenant provision for economic reset and social equity
Source Gloss
remission (of debt) or suspension of labor)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sabbatical release of debts and land-rest: covenant provision for economic reset and social equity
remission (of debt) or suspension of labor) BDB: a letting drop Usage: release.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁמִטָּה is built from this root: