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Strong H78512 sensesשִׁטִּים

Shittim · (Valley of) Shittim

Transliteration
shiţţîym
Pronunciation
shit-teem'

Meaning of the name

Shittim = "the acacias"

The 2 senses of Strong H7851

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7851 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. ShittimH7851GThe last Israelite campsite before crossing the Jordan.4 verses · Numbers, Joshua, Micah
  2. (Valley of) ShittimH7851HValley mentioned in Joel's prophecy1 verse · Joel

General definition

The same as the plural of H7848; acacia trees;
{Shittim} a place East of the Jordan: - Shittim.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • shittim5

First verses

  1. Numbers 25:1
    And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.