International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Shittim WoodSHITTAH; TREE; SHITTIM WOOD shit'a, (shiTTah; Septuagint xulon asepton; the Revised Version (British and American) ACACIA TREE (Isaiah 41:19)); (`ace shiTTim; the Revised Version (British and American) ACACIA WOOD (Exodus 25:5, 10, 13; Exodus 26:15, 26; 27:1, 6 Deuteronomy 10:3)): The word was originally shinTah, derived from the Arabic sanT, now a name confined to one species of acacia, Acacia nilotica (Natural Order, Leguminosae), but possibly was once a more inclusive term. The Acacia nilotica is at present confined to the Sinaitic peninsula and to Egypt. Closely allied species, the Acacia tortilis and Acacia seyal, both classed together under the Arabic name sayyal, are plentiful in the valleys about the Dead Sea from Engedi southward. Those who have ridden from `Ain Jidy to Jebel Usdum will never forget these most striking features of the landscape. They are most picturesque trees with their gnarled trunks, sometimes 2 ft. thick, their twisted, thorny branches, which often give the whole tree an umbrella-like form, and their fine bipinnate leaves with minute leaflets. The curiously twisted pods and the masses of gum arabic which exude in many parts are also peculiar features. The trees yield a valuable, hard, close-grained timber, not readily attacked by insects. Strong's Hebrew 7848. shittah -- acacia (a tree and a wood)... only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as shotet; the acacia (from its scourging thorns) -- shittah, shittim. ... /hebrew/7848.htm - 6k Library Sikera, a Manufactured and Spurious Wine, yet Intoxicating; Things ... How Intent the Ruler Ought to be on Meditations in the Sacred Law. Scriptural Types. An Old Subscription List Introduction The Power of Little Things. Importance of Small Things in Religion Greek and Jew The Road to Pella A Prince's Bride Resources What is the significance of Shittim in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgWhat was Baal Peor in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Places Outside Israel ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org Shittim: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Subtopics 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 Ark of the Covenant Made of |
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