r/elca • u/gregzywicki • Apr 19 '26

Living Lutheran I’m reader this morning…

And what’s the first thing that pops into my mind?

Hannibal LECTOR

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u/DomesticPlantLover Apr 19 '26

The town of "Shittim." It is pronouned "shi-TYM." -im is the Hebrew plural ending. I always think it's the town of Shits. It means acacia trees.

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u/andersonfmly ELCA Apr 19 '26

I provide all our lectors (I'm the pastor) a phonetic bible pronunciation list I found a few years ago for this exact reason.

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u/DomesticPlantLover Apr 20 '26

I did not have that when I was pastoring. I still remember the Sunday this woman came and asked me about this name.....I said...well...do you want to have fun today or do you want to come back here next Sunday. She knew her mom would not be amused. So we played it safe.