Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâmaṭ

shaw-mat'

שָׁמַט

What it means

to fling down

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • down2
  • rest1
  • release1
  • shook1
  • stumbled1
  • overthrown1
  • discontinue1

Every place it appears 8

Exodus23:11
Deuteronomy15:2
2 Samuel6:6
2 Kings9:33
1 Chronicles13:9
Psalms141:6
Jeremiah17:4
shâmaṭ — Hebrew word meaning “to fling down”