Shittim Shittah Tree

(Heb. shittah, the thorny), is without doubt correctly referred to some species of Acacia , of which three or four kinds occur in the Bible lands. The woof of this tree --perhaps the Acacia seyal is more definitely signified --was extensively employed in the construction of the tabernacle. See Exod 25,26,36,37,38. (This tree is sometimes three or four feet in diameter (Tristram). The wood is close-grained and hard, of a fine orange-brown color, and admirably adapted to cabinet work. --ED.) The A. seyal is very common in some parts of the peninsula of Sinai. It yields the well-known substance called gum arabic, which is obtained by incisions in the bark, but it is impossible to say whether the ancient Jews were acquainted with its use. From the tangled thicket into which the stem of this tree expands, Stanley well remarks that hence is to be traced the use of the plural form of the Heb. noun shittim , the singular number occurring once only in the Bible. This acacia must not be confounded with the tree (Robinia pseudo-acacia) popularly known by this name in England, which is a North American plant, and belongs to a different genus and suborder. The true acacias belong to the order Leguminosae , sub-order Mimoseae .

7848. shittah -- acacia (a tree and a wood)
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition acacia (a tree and a wood)
NASB Word Usage acacia (28). shittah, shittim. Feminine ...
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The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
... But then, saith God, 'I will plant in the wilderness,' that is, in the church that
is now bewildered, 'the cedar, the shittah tree, the myrtle, and the oil tree ...
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Shittim

Shittim Shittah Tree

Shittim Wood

Shittim: Also Called Abel-Shittim

Shittim: Also Called Abel-Shittim: A Camping Place of Israel

Shittim: Also Called Abel-Shittim: Balaam Prophesies In

Shittim: Also Called Abel-Shittim: Joshua Sends Spies From

Shittim: Also Called Abel-Shittim: The Valley of

Shittim: Also Called Shittah, a Tree, the Wood of Which is Fragrant: Planted and Cultivated

Shittim: Also Called Shittah, a Tree, the Wood of Which is Fragrant: The Altar of Burnt offering Made of

Shittim: Also Called Shittah, a Tree, the Wood of Which is Fragrant: The Ark of the Covenant Made of

Shittim: Also Called Shittah, a Tree, the Wood of Which is Fragrant: The Boards in the Tabernacle Made of

Shittim: The Staves of the Ark of the Covenant Made of

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