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Strong's H7851 שִׁטִּים (shittim)

Shittiym - 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 H7851
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 4

Strong's H7851 Quick Answer

Strong's H7851 שִׁטִּים (Shittiym) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shittiym (shit-teem') n/l. 1. acacia trees 2. Shittim, a place East of the Jordan It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include shittim. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shittiym (shit-teem') n/l. 1. acacia trees 2. Shittim, a place East of the Jordan
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shittim

Meaning and Definition

Shittiym (shit-teem') n/l. 1. acacia trees 2. Shittim, a place East of the Jordan [the same as the plural of H7848] KJV: Shittim. Root(s): H7848

Original Word
שִׁטִּים
Transliteration
Shittiym
Derivation
First root strongs: 7848
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7851. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Shittim

Usage: Shittim = "the acacias" place of Israel's encampment between the conquest of the transjordanic region and crossing the Jordan into Canaan Also named: a.vel hash.shit.tim (אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים "Abel-shittim" H0063)

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How Strong's H7851 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shittiym, 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.

Shittim Numbers 25:1

How Strong's H7851 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 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7851 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 H7851 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 25:1 KJV

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

Joshua 2:1 KJV

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

Joshua 3:1 KJV

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7851.

Numbers 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
Joshua 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Joshua 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
Joel 3:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Micah 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7851, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7851 FAQ

What does shittim (שִׁטִּים) mean?

Shittim (Strong's H7851) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shittim". Shittiym (shit-teem') n/l. 1. acacia trees 2. Shittim, a place East of the Jordan

How many times is shittim (שִׁטִּים) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H7851 across 4 books.

Where can I study shittim (שִׁטִּים) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7851 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shittim (שִׁטִּים)?

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