Shittim שִׁטִּים
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| שִׁטִּים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shittim |
| Strong's number | H7851 (H7851G, H7851H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Shittim |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Shittim (Hebrew שִׁטִּים, Strong's H7851) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Shittim”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H7851G: Shittim
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)
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)
H7851H: (Valley of) Shittim
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shittim (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shittim (4), acacias (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shittim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 25:1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
Joshua
- Joshua 2:1And 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.Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Joshua 3:1And 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.Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
Joel
- Joel 3:18And 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 of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.
Micah
- Micah 6:5O 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.My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).