Deuteronomy 15:1:4Deut.15.1.W4TAB
שְׁמִטָּֽה׃
shemitah
“a release”
- Transliteration
- she-mi-TAH
- Extended
- sheh-mit-TAH
- IPA
- /ʃəmitˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a release
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-mi-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
ta-a-SEH she-mi-TAH
- sentence
mi-KETS she-VA-sha-NIM ta-a-SEH she-mi-TAH
Exegesis
The verb ta‘ăśēh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ăśēh} ‘you shall do’ (Qal imperfect, 2ms) functions as a legal command, while the noun šəmiṭṭāh {שְׁמִטָּה | šəmiṭṭāh} ‘release’ serves as its direct object. The fronting of the temporal clause emphasizes the recurring covenant obligation, and English word order preserves this focus by placing the time phrase first.
Root and etymology
Rootshin mem tet
“to release, abandon”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of seven years you shall institute a release .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:1, so the Hebrew word שְׁמִטָּֽה׃ (shemitah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.1.W4.S1) and character.