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H8058 · שָׁמַט

shâmaṭ

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit

KJV gloss list in the source

discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.

Source pronunciation notation: shaw-mat'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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