How to Pronounce Shittim
sheh-TEEM
Shittim is pronounced sheh-TEEM (ˈʃɪtɪm): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Shih-TEEM, SHIT-im.
What does Shittim mean?
Shittim means “thorns”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Shittim?
Shittim was the place east of the Jordan where Israel camped before entering Canaan, and where the people fell into sin with the daughters of Moab (Numbers 25:1). It was from Shittim that Joshua sent out the two spies to view Jericho (Joshua 2:1), and from Shittim that Israel set out to cross the Jordan (Joshua 3:1).
Also pronounced
Shih-TEEM
SHIT-im
Found in Scripture
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