Difference between revisions of "Acacia"
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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30416" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30416" /> == | ||
[[Exodus]] 25:5Isaiah 41:19Exodus 26:15,2625:10,13,23,28 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38441" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38441" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_509" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_509" /> == | ||
<p> '''''a''''' -'''''kā´sha''''' ( | <p> '''''a''''' -'''''kā´sha''''' ( שׁטּה , <i> '''''sḥiṭṭāh''''' </i> , the shittah tree of the [[King]] [[James]] Version, [[Isaiah]] 41:19 , and עצי־שׁטּה , <i> '''''‛ăcē''''' </i> - <i> '''''shiṭṭāh''''' </i> , acacia wood; shittah wood the King James Version, [[Exodus]] 25:5 , Exodus 25:10 , Exodus 25:13; Exodus 26:15 , Exodus 26:26; Exodus 27:1 , Exodus 27:6; [[Deuteronomy]] 10:3 .): <i> '''''Shiṭṭāh''''' </i> (= <i> '''''shinṭāh''''' </i> ) is equivalent to the [[Arabic]] <i> sant </i> which is now the name of the <i> [[Acacia]] Nilotica </i> ( <i> NO </i> , <i> Leguminosae </i> ), 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 <i> Acacia Seyal </i> - the Arabic <i> '''''Seyyāl''''' </i> - 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 <i> '''''‛Ain Jidy''''' </i> and in the valleys to the south. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17403" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17403" /> == | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Exodus 25:5Isaiah 41:19Exodus 26:15,2625:10,13,23,28
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
a -kā´sha ( שׁטּה , sḥiṭṭāh , the shittah tree of the King James Version, Isaiah 41:19 , and עצי־שׁטּה , ‛ăcē - shiṭṭāh , acacia wood; shittah wood the King James Version, Exodus 25:5 , Exodus 25:10 , Exodus 25:13; Exodus 26:15 , Exodus 26:26; Exodus 27:1 , Exodus 27:6; Deuteronomy 10:3 .): Shiṭṭāh (= shinṭāh ) 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 Seyyāl - 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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(See Shittah-Tree).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [6]
A large group of trees with astringent and gum-yielding properties, natives of tropical Africa and Australia.
References
- ↑ Acacia from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Acacia from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Acacia from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Acacia from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Acacia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Acacia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
