The meaning of “שִׁטִּים”
Understanding Shiṭṭîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as the plural of שִׁטָּה; acacia trees Shittim. - § Shittim = "the acacias" - Shittim, a place East of the Jord...
שִׁטִּים
the same as the plural of שִׁטָּה; acacia trees Shittim. - § Shittim = "the acacias" - Shittim, a place East of the Jordan 1) place of Israel's encampment between the conquest of the transjordanic region and crossing the Jordan into Canaan 2) a place west of Jerusalem
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 25:1 | “And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.” Word: שִׁטִּים (Shiṭṭîym) | |
| Joshua 2:1 | “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.” Word: שִׁטִּים (Shiṭṭîym) | |
| Joshua 3:1 | “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.” Word: שִׁטִּים (Shiṭṭîym) | |
| Joel 3:18 | “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 of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.” Word: שִׁטִּים (Shiṭṭîym) | |
| Micah 6:5 | “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.” Word: שִׁטִּים (Shiṭṭîym) |