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שִׁטָּה H7848
H7848 is the Hebrew word שִׁטָּה, transliterated shiṭṭâh and said shit-taw'. The King James Version most often renders it shittim.
What it means
the acacia (from its scourging thorns).
Where it comes from
feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850 (שֹׁטֵט).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).
Verses using שִׁטָּה
All 28 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 25:5 · KJV
And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 25:10 · KJV
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25:13 · KJV
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:23 · KJV
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25:28 · KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:15 · KJV
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
Exodus 26:26 · KJV
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:32 · KJV
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:37 · KJV
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exodus 27:1 · KJV
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Exodus 27:6 · KJV
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Exodus 30:1 · KJV
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
Exodus 30:5 · KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 35:7 · KJV
And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 35:24 · KJV
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Exodus 36:20 · KJV
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
Exodus 36:31 · KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:36 · KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus 37:1 · KJV
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
Exodus 37:4 · KJV
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 37:10 · KJV
And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Exodus 37:15 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus 37:25 · KJV
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
Exodus 37:28 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 38:1 · KJV
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
Exodus 38:6 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Deuteronomy 10:3 · KJV
And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
Isaiah 41:19 · KJV
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7848 mean?
H7848 is the Hebrew word שִׁטָּה (shiṭṭâh), meaning the acacia (from its scourging thorns).
How is H7848 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shittim (27 times), shittah tree (1 time).
How many times does H7848 appear in the Bible?
שִׁטָּה (shiṭṭâh) is tagged in 28 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7848 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850 (שֹׁטֵט).
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