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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שְׁמִטָּה H8059
Pronunciation šĕmiṭāh
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 It of release 1× Deuteronomy 15:9
of remission 1× Deuteronomy 15:2
of remission [of debt] 1× Deuteronomy 31:10
time of release 1× Deuteronomy 15:2
you must cancel debts 1× Deuteronomy 15:1
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 15:1 שְׁמִטָּֽה׃ to you must cancel debts Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 15:2 הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ to of remission Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 15:2 שְׁמִטָּ֖ה to time of release Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 15:9 הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ to of release Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 31:10 הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖ה to of remission [of debt] Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 15:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Deuteronomy 5
Source forms
הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ 2x haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 15:9
הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖ה 1x haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 31:10
שְׁמִטָּ֖ה 1x šə·miṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 15:2
שְׁמִטָּֽה׃ 1x šə·miṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 15:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Deuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 31:10
Noun - feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 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 definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain