Hebrew word study
שָׁמַטshâmaṭ — to fling down
Pronounced “shaw-mat'”
to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
Translated in the King James as: discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.
Appears 9 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Exodus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 2×
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Kings — 2×
2 Ki 9:33+ 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 1×
Jeremiah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.