Word Study · Strong's H7848 · Hebrew
שִׁטָּה
shittah
shit-taw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shiṭṭâh
“the acacia (from its scourging thorns)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
Rendered in the KJV as
shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- שִׁטִּ֑ים15
- שִׁטִּ֔ים6
- שִׁטִּ֖ים3
- שִׁטָּ֔ה1
- שִׁטִּ֛ים1
- שִׂטִּֽים׃1
- שִׁטִּֽים׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- acacia27
- acacia tree[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine plural27
- noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 27
- HNcfsa · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus26 occurrences
- Exodus 25:5שִׁטִּֽים׃shitimnoun · masculine pluralram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;here: acacia
- Exodus 25:10שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAnd they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.here: acacia
- Exodus 25:13שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAnd make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.here: acacia
- Exodus 25:23שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralYou are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.here: acacia
- Exodus 25:28שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralMake the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.here: acacia
- Exodus 26:15שִׁטִּ֖יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralYou are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.here: acacia
- Exodus 26:26שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralYou are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,here: acacia
- Exodus 26:32שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.here: acacia
- Exodus 26:37שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralMake five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.here: acacia
- Exodus 27:1שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine plural“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.here: acacia
- Exodus 27:6שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAdditionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.here: acacia
- Exodus 30:1שִׁטִּ֖יםshitimnoun · masculine plural“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.here: acacia
- Exodus 30:5שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralMake the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.here: acacia
- Exodus 35:7שִׂטִּֽים׃sitimnoun · masculine pluralram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;here: acacia
- Exodus 35:24שִׁטִּ֛יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAnd all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.here: acacia
- Exodus 36:20שִׁטִּ֖יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralNext, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.here: acacia
- Exodus 36:31שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHe also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,here: acacia
- Exodus 36:36שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHe also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:1שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralBezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:4שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralThen he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:10שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHe also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:15שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHe made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:25שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralHe made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.here: acacia
- Exodus 37:28שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAnd he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.here: acacia
- Exodus 38:1שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralBezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.here: acacia
- Exodus 38:6שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimnoun · masculine pluralAnd he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.here: acacia