צְמִיתֻת
tsemitut · permanently
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6783 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tsemitut (צְמִיתֻת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “permanently”.
For good, with no going back; said of a final sale.
How to say it
tse·mi·tut
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- For good, so it can never be bought back.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Leviticus 25:23
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are resident aliens and temporary residents with me.
- Leviticus 25:30
But if it is not redeemed before a full year is completed for it, then the house that is in the city that has a wall shall belong in perpetuity to the one who bought it, throughout his generations; it shall not go free in the jubilee.