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šᵊmiṭṭā שְׁמִטָּה ‘remission’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāmaṭ שָׁמַט ‘to release’
Roots: שׁמט

šᵊmiṭṭā n, f
1) letting drop of exactions, (temporary) remitting, release (from debt)

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 15:9, 15:2, 31:10, 15:1

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