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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שִׁטָּהH7848
Pronunciationšiṭāh
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 Itof acacia18×Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:28
acacia3×Exodus 25:5, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:24
of acacia wood3×Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36
[of] acacia1×Exodus 37:15
acacias1×Isaiah 41:19
from acacia1×Exodus 38:1
out of acacia1×Exodus 37:25
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Exodus 25:5שִׁטִּֽים׃toacaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 25:10שִׁטִּ֑יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 25:13שִׁטִּ֑יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 25:23שִׁטִּ֑יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 25:28שִׁטִּ֔יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:15שִׁטִּ֖יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:26שִׁטִּ֑יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:32שִׁטִּ֔יםtoof acacia woodNoun - feminine pluralExodus 26:37שִׁטִּ֔יםtoof acacia woodNoun - feminine pluralExodus 27:1שִׁטִּ֑יםtoof acaciaNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 25:5
Aligned rows28
Books represented3
Exodus26Deuteronomy1Isaiah1
Source forms
שִׁטִּ֑ים15xšiṭ·ṭîmExodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:26
שִׁטִּ֔ים6xšiṭ·ṭîmExodus 25:28, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36
שִׁטִּ֖ים3xšiṭ·ṭîmExodus 26:15, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 36:20
שִׁטָּ֔ה1xšiṭ·ṭāhIsaiah 41:19
שִׁטִּ֛ים1xšiṭ·ṭîmExodus 35:24
שִׂטִּֽים׃1xśiṭ·ṭīmExodus 35:7
שִׁטִּֽים׃1xšiṭ·ṭîmExodus 25:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural27xExodus 25:5, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23
Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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:
שֹׁטֵטH7850
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