שִׁטָּה
shit.tah
“acacia”
Definition
the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
feminine of a derivative (only in the plural שִׁטִּים; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850 (שֹׁטֵט);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
שִׁטָּה appears 28 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.