UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to slip

Semantic domains: Release (002003001015)

Definition: = process by which an animal fails to grip or make proper contact with a surface

Forms: vbqal-

SA2 6:6: RV SA2 6:6 · LV SA2 6:6 · Read together SA2 6:6

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OET-RV SA2 6:6

6 But when they reached Nakon’s threshing floor the oxen stumbled so Uza reached out to steady the sacred chest.

OET-LV SA2 6:6

6 And_they _came to the _threshing _floor _of Nākōn and_ ˊUzzāʼ _he _stretched _out to the _box _of the_ʼElohīm and_he _took _hold in/on/over_him/it if/because the_ox[en] they _had _stumbled.

CH1 13:9: RV CH1 13:9 · LV CH1 13:9 · Read together CH1 13:9

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OET-RV CH1 13:9

9 However, just as they were passing Kidon’s threshing floor, the oxen stumbled and Uza reached out to steady the box.

OET-LV CH1 13:9

9 And_they _came to the _threshing _floor _of Kīdōn and_ ˊUzzāʼ _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand to_take _hold _of DOM the_box if/because the_ox[en] they _had _stumbled.

Sense 2: to drop, to let fall

Semantic domains: Release (002003001015)

Definition: = actions by which humans let go of an object held in their hands, ► so that it will fall

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif- (passive)

KI2 9:33: RV KI2 9:33 · LV KI2 9:33 · Read together KI2 9:33

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OET-RV KI2 9:33

33 “Okay,” he called up, “toss her out!”
¶ So they tossed her out the window, and some of her blood splashed onto the wall and onto the horses as she was trampled by them.

OET-LV KI2 9:33

33 And_he/it _said mmm and_they_let _her _fall and_ some_of_her _blood _it _spattered to the_wall and_near/to the_horses and_he_trampled _her.

PSA 141:6: RV PSA 141:6 · LV PSA 141:6 · Read together PSA 141:6

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OET-RV PSA 141:6

6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs,
⇔ the people will listen to my words because they’re pleasant.

OET-LV PSA 141:6

6 They _have _been _thrown _down at_the _hands _of a _rock judges _of_their and_they _will _hear words/messages _of_my if/because _that they _are _pleasant.

Sense 3: to release, to relinquish

Semantic domains: Non-Possess (002003002019)

Core domains: Possession (128)

Definition: = action by which humans relinquish their rights to an object, either temporarily or permanently

Forms: vbqal-; vbhif-

EXO 23:11: RV EXO 23:11 · LV EXO 23:11 · Read together EXO 23:11

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OET-RV EXO 23:11

11 but in the seventh year you must let the harvest drop and just leave it there and allow the poor people to eat it. Then the animals in the countryside can eat the reminder. You must also do that to your vineyards and your olive orchards.

OET-LV EXO 23:11

11 And_the _seventh_year you_will _let _it _rest and_you_will _leave _it _fallow and_ the _needy_people_of your _people _of_your _they _will _eat and_excess _of_their the _animal[s]_of the_field it _will _eat thus you _will _do to_vineyard _of_your to_your _olive _of_grove.

DEU 15:2: RV DEU 15:2 · LV DEU 15:2 · Read together DEU 15:2

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OET-RV DEU 15:2

2 Handle it like this: Everyone who’s loaned money to their Israeli neighbour must cancel that debt, i.e., they must not insist that it’s paid back, because Yahweh has announced a cancellation.

OET-LV DEU 15:2

2 And_this is_the _manner _of the _remission every _of owner he _will _let _drop the _loan _of his/its_hand which he _will _lend to_neighbour _of_his not he _will _press DOM his/its_neighbour and_DOM his/its_brother if/because someone _has _proclaimed a _remission to/for_YHWH.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 23:11 · LV EXO 23:11 · Read together EXO 23:11

DEU: RV DEU 15:2–3 · LV DEU 15:2–3 · Read together DEU 15:2–3

JER: RV JER 17:4 · LV JER 17:4 · Read together JER 17:4

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שׁמט

Form 1

Sense 1: to slip

Sense 2: to drop, to let fall

Sense 3: to release, to relinquish