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# shittim

«shittim» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Israel camped. It is also the Hebrew name of acacia trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Israel camped here near the end of the wandering, and sinned with the Moabite women there. The tabernacle's wood was shittim wood. Interpretation: The rabbis treat the wood as a sign that something great can be made from a humble tree.

### examples

- And they pitched by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. (Torah NUM.33.49, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#x1)
- And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab. (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#x2)
- And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over. (Prophets JOS.3.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#x3)
- O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of the LORD. (Prophets MIC.6.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#x4)
- And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. (Prophets JOS.2.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/#x5)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.894/)
- [And they pitched by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1239/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shittim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.