שָׁמַט
shâmaṭ(shaw-mat')
“to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit”
9 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)
Strong’s Definition
to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
Translated in KJV as
discontinueoverthrowreleaselet restshakestumblethrow down.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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