What does שִׁטָּה (šiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׁטָּה (šiṭāh): Hard wood of covenant—acacia frames the tabernacle, symbolizing durability and God's presence.
Hebrew · H7848
שִׁטָּה
The acacia (from its scourging thorns)
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שִׁטָּה H7848
Pronunciation šiṭāh
What does שִׁטָּה (šiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
שִׁטָּה (šiṭāh): Hard wood of covenant—acacia frames the tabernacle, symbolizing durability and God's presence.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7848?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of acacia (18), acacia (3), of acacia wood (3), [of] acacia (1), acacias (1).
Where does שִׁטָּה (šiṭāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (26), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of acacia 18× Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:28
acacia 3× Exodus 25:5, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:24
of acacia wood 3× Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36
[of] acacia 1× Exodus 37:15
acacias 1× Isaiah 41:19
from acacia 1× Exodus 38:1
out of acacia 1× Exodus 37:25
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:5 שִׁטִּֽים׃ to acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:10 שִׁטִּ֑ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:13 שִׁטִּ֑ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:23 שִׁטִּ֑ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 25:28 שִׁטִּ֔ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:15 שִׁטִּ֖ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:26 שִׁטִּ֑ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:32 שִׁטִּ֔ים to of acacia wood Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:37 שִׁטִּ֔ים to of acacia wood Noun - feminine plural Exodus 27:1 שִׁטִּ֑ים to of acacia Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:5
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 3
Exodus 26 Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
שִׁטִּ֑ים 15x šiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:26
שִׁטִּ֔ים 6x šiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36
שִׁטִּ֖ים 3x šiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 26:15, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 36:20
שִׁטָּ֔ה 1x šiṭ·ṭāh Isaiah 41:19
שִׁטִּ֛ים 1x šiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 35:24
שִׂטִּֽים׃ 1x śiṭ·ṭīm Exodus 35:7
שִׁטִּֽים׃ 1x šiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 25:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 27x Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23
Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 41:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Hard wood of covenant—acacia frames the tabernacle, symbolizing durability and God's presence.
Source Gloss
the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hard wood of covenant—acacia frames the tabernacle, symbolizing durability and God's presence.
the acacia (from its scourging thorns) BDB: acacia Usage: shittah, shittim. See also 1029.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁטָּה is built from this root:
שֹׁטֵט H7850
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain