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Psalms 141:6
“When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁמַטshâmaṭ · shaw-mat'
H8058 · Hebrew
H8058 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.
- Grammar
- נִשְׁמְט֣וּ — verb Niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 23:11Deuteronomy 15:2Deuteronomy 15:32 Samuel 6:62 Kings 9:33
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁמַט here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.