שִׁטָּה
Transliteration
šiṭṭâ
Pronunciation
shit-taw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Meaning the sticks of wood [from the same as שֹׁטֵט (H7850)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2371

Strong’s Definitions

שִׁטָּה shiṭṭâh, shit-taw'; feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים shiṭṭîym; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850; the acacia (from its scourging thorns):—shittah, shittim. See also H1029.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H7848 in the following manner: shittim (27x), shittah tree (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H7848 in the following manner: shittim (27x), shittah tree (1x).

  1. acacia tree, acacia wood

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׁטָּה shiṭṭâh, shit-taw'; feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים shiṭṭîym; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850; the acacia (from its scourging thorns):—shittah, shittim. See also H1029.
STRONGS H7848: Abbreviations
שִׁטָּה 27 noun feminine acacia, tree and wood (= שִׁנְטָה*, Arabic , probably loan-word from Egyptian šndt, šondet, Thes1452 ErmanZMG xlvi (1892), 120); — growing in dry places; especially acacia (mimosa) Nilotica; compare RobBR ii. 20, or a. seyyâl PostFlora 298 f. Hast. DB SHITTAH-TREE TristrNHB 390 ff.; — שׁ ׳ singular Isaiah 41:19 (to grow in desert); usually plural, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים shiṭṭîm (wood), material of ark, altars, staves, etc., in tabernacle, Deuteronomy 10:3; Exodus 25:5, 10, 13 + 19 times Exodus 25-38 (P); עֲצֵי omitted, עַמּוּדֵי שׁ׳ pillars of shiṭṭîm (wood), Exodus 26:32, 37; Exodus 36:36 (P).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25; Exodus 25:5; Exodus 25:10; Exodus 25:13; 26; Exodus 26:32; Exodus 26:37; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; Exodus 36:36; 37; 38

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 10:3

Isaiah

Isaiah 41:19