Word

שָׁמַט

shâmaṭ · H8058 · Hebrew · 9 occurrences

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Meanings

to slip

Process by which an animal fails to grip or make proper contact with a surface

Examples
2 Samuel 6:6 But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen nearly overturned it.
1 Chronicles 13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly overturned it.
to drop, to let fall

Actions by which humans let go of an object held in their hands, so that it will fall

Examples
2 Kings 9:33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot.
Psalm 141:6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
to release, to relinquish

Action by which humans relinquish their rights to an object, either temporarily or permanently

Examples
Exodus 23:11 but in the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie uncultivated, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the animal of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
Deuteronomy 15:2 “And this is the regulation for the release of debts: every creditor is to forgive what he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not require it of his neighbor and his brother, because the LORD’S release has been proclaimed.
Deuteronomy 15:3 “From a foreigner you may require it, but your hand shall forgive whatever of yours is with your brother.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

9 occurrences in 7 groups

בָּקָרcattle, oxen 2
Not stated: you (one person) 2
בַּעַלowner, master, husband 1
יָדhand, power 1
שָׁפַטto judge, to govern 1
Not stated: you (more than one) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 3 groups

הָher 3
הָיָהto be, to become 1
מַשֶּׁהloan 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

בin/on/with+ יָדhand, power 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

נָטַשׁ nâṭash · H5203 · to hang loose, to scatter, to strew: Both fall within the field of releasing or letting go, with overlapping senses of relinquishment or cessation: נָטַשׁ (nâṭash, H5203) "cast off, forsake, leave off, loose" and שָׁמַט (shâmaṭ, H8058) "discontinue, release, let rest."

Semantic domains 2 entries

Release002003001015: This verb denotes letting something go or rest, as in Exodus 23:11's instruction that in the seventh year the land is to be released, let rest and lie uncultivated.
Non-Possess002003002018: The verb also denotes relinquishing a claim on what is owed, as in Deuteronomy 15:2's regulation that every creditor is to forgive what he has loaned his neighbor at the release of debts.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׁמַטshâmaṭ · H8058שְׁמִטָּה shᵉmiṭṭâh · H8059 · release · 5×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8058. shamat [שָׁמַט] verb let drop (Late Hebrew id., loosen, detach, draw away, Niph`al…

H8058. shamat
[שָׁמַט] verb let drop (Late Hebrew id., loosen, detach, draw away, Niph`al slip off; Aramaic שְׁמַטּ loosen, pull away; draw sword, draw or pull away; Arabic ; is hang, suspend, II. release debtor (Kam), string of pearls); —
Qal let drop, fall: Imperative masculine plural suffix + Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיִּשְׁמְטוּהָ (final ו dittograph) שִׁמְטוּהָו 2Ki 9:33 he said, Let her fall, and they let her fall; then figurative, of letting land rest in seventh year:, 2 masculine singular suffix: תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה Exo 23:11 (E); Perfect2masculine singular וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֫ה> Jer 17:4 thou shalt let drop thy hand (read יָָֽרְךָ for וּבְךְ JDMich and modern) from (מִן) thine inheritance, i.e. abandon it; Infinitive abs. שָׁמוֺט Deu 15:2 let fall (a debt in seventh year; see מַשֶּׁה b). — Perfect 3 plural הַבָּקָר שָֽׁמְטוּ 2Sa 6:6= 1Ch 13:9 is dubious, most naturally either they let the oxen fall (slip, stumble), or (as Targan) the oxen let it fall (reading שְׁמָטוֺ, that is, the ark); > Thes the oxen ran away; ᵑ6 slipped (the yoke)? see further Dr.
Niph`al Perfect3plural נִשְׁמְטוּ Psa 141:6 their judges have been thrown down.
Hiph`il2masculine singular (?) jussive (?) תַּשְׁמֵט Deu 15:3 thou, shalt cause thy hand to let drop, etc.; BaNB 147
Qal; < read תִּשְׁמֹט (compare Dr), יָרֶ֑ךָ: subject

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Release5 occurrences Non-Possess4 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0