שְׁמִטָּהshᵉmiṭṭâh

Meanings

Same root

• שָׁמַטshâmaṭ · H8058to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

• Deuteronomy 15:1 “At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money.
• Deuteronomy 15:2 This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the Lord’s time of release has arrived.
• Deuteronomy 15:9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
• Deuteronomy 31:10 Then Moses gave them this command: “At the end of every seventh year, the Year of Release, during the Festival of Shelters,