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Strong's H7848 שִׁטָּה (shittah)

shittah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H7848
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 3

Strong's H7848 Quick Answer

Strong's H7848 שִׁטָּה שִׁטִּים (shittah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shittah (shit-taw') n-f. 1. the acacia (from its scourging thorns) [feminine of a derivative (only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}, meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include wood and shittah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shittah (shit-taw') n-f. 1. the acacia (from its scourging thorns) [feminine of a derivative (only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}, meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
wood and shittah

Meaning and Definition

shittah (shit-taw') n-f. 1. the acacia (from its scourging thorns) [feminine of a derivative (only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}, meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850] KJV: shittah, shittim. See also H1029. Root(s): H7850 See also: H1029

Original Word
שִׁטָּה שִׁטִּים
Transliteration
shittah
Derivation
First root strongs: 7850
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7848. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7848 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shittah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

wood Exodus 25:5 27× shittah Isaiah 41:19

How Strong's H7848 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7848 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7848 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 25:5 KJV

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

Exodus 25:10 KJV

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Exodus 25:13 KJV

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7848.

Exodus 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 25:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25:28 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
Exodus 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:32 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exodus 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Exodus 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Exodus 30:1 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
Exodus 30:5 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 35:24 Old Testament, KJV
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Exodus 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
Exodus 36:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus 37:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
Exodus 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 37:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Exodus 37:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus 37:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
Exodus 37:28 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 38:1 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
Exodus 38:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Deuteronomy 10:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
Isaiah 41:19 Old Testament, KJV
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7848, grouped by book.

Exodus 26 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7848 FAQ

What does shittah (שִׁטָּה) mean?

Shittah (Strong's H7848) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shittah". shittah (shit-taw') n-f. 1. the acacia (from its scourging thorns) [feminine of a derivative (only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}, meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850]

How many times is shittah (שִׁטָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H7848 across 3 books.

Where can I study shittah (שִׁטָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7848 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shittah (שִׁטָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wood and shittah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.