Abelshittim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים

אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים

ʼÂbêl hash-Shiṭṭîym · pronounced aw-bale' hash-shit-teem' · Strong's H63 · a place

Abelshittim means meadow of the acacias.

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אָבֵל ʼâbêl (from, H58) — a meadow open in the lexicon ›

שִׁטָּה shiṭṭâh (the plural of, H7848) — the acacia (from its scourging thorns) open in the lexicon ›

from H58 and the plural of H7848, with the article inserted; meadow of the acacias; Abel hash-Shittim, a place in Palestine.

Num 33:49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Numbers

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.