What does עֵץ · שִׁטָּה mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · שִׁטָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "acacia wood".
Hebrew · H6086, H7848
עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שִׁטָּה H7848 the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
Pronunciation šiṭāh
Hard wood of covenant—acacia frames the tabernacle, symbolizing durability and God's presence.
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What does עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים (atsei shittim) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · שִׁטָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "acacia wood".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H7848?
H6086, H7848 is connected to 358 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. acacia wood
Strong's H6086, H7848
Lexical occurrences 358 verses Source Gloss
acacia wood
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain