Strong's Hebrew · H8059
שְׁמִטָּה
shᵉmiṭṭâh · shem-it-taw'
Definitionremission (of debt) or suspension of labor)
Derivationfrom H8058 (שָׁמַט);
KJV usagerelease.
Occurrences5 in the KJV · 4 verses
שְׁמִטָּה in Scripture
Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
Deuteronomy 15:2
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth aught unto his neighbor shall release it ; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD' s release.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy 31:10
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,