Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews shittim) Exodus 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isaiah 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Exodus 26:15, 26; 25:10, 13, 23, 28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals. 2. (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 3. (n.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ACACIA a-ka'-sha (shiTTah, the shittah tree of the King James Version, Isaiah 41:19, and `atse-shiTTah, acacia wood; shittah wood the King James Version, Exodus 25:5, 10, 13; Exodus 26:15, 26; 27:1, 6 Deuteronomy 10:3.): ShiTTah (= shinTah) is equivalent to the Arabic sant which is now the name of the Acacia Nilotica (NO, Leguminosae), but no doubt the name once included other species of desert acacias. If one particular species is indicated in the Old Testament it is probably the Acacia Seyal-the Arabic Seyyal-which yields the well-known gum-arabic This tree, which has finely leaves ular flowers, grows to a height of twenty feet or more, and its stem may sometimes reach two feet in thickness. The tree often assumes a characteristic umbrella-like form. The wood is close-grained and is not readily attacked by insects. It would be well suited for such purposes as described, the construction of the ark of the covenant, the altar and boarding of the tabernacle. Even today these trees survive in considerable numbers around `Ain Jidy and in the valleys to the south. E. W. G. Masterman

Multi-Version Concordance Acacia (28 Occurrences) Exodus 25:5 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood, (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 25:10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 25:13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 25:23 "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 25:28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 26:15 "You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 26:26 "You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 26:32 You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 26:37 You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 27:1 "You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and its height shall be three cubits. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 27:6 You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 30:1 "You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 30:5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 35:7 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood, (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 35:24 Everyone who did offer an offering of silver and brass brought Yahweh's offering; and everyone, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 36:20 He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 36:31 He made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 36:36 He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:10 He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 38:1 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 38:6 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Deuteronomy 10:3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two tables of stone like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tables in my hand. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Isaiah 41:19 I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set fir trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert; (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)