# שְׁמִטָּה (shemitah)

Israeli respelling: she-mi-tah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8059. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

remission (of debt) or suspension of labor)

King James renderings: release.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shemitah-h8059

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/15/1) — At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
- [Deuteronomy 15:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/15/2) — And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his…
- [Deuteronomy 15:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 ag…
- [Deuteronomy 31:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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,