שִׁטִּים
Shiṭṭîym · shit-teem'
Shittim, a place East of the Jordan
Lexicon
Derivation: the same as the plural of H7848 (שִׁטָּה); acacia trees;
Shittim, a place East of the Jordan
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Shittim.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to surround and contain › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To consume, to destroy that works to surround and contain of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שִׁטִּים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in shittim1 · 20%
- out of shittim1 · 20%
- from shittim1 · 20%
- of shittim1 · 20%
- him from shittim1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.