shittim wood

[ shit-im ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Exodus 25, 26.
cascara ( def ).
false buckthorn.

shittim wood

/ ˈʃɪtɪm /

Old Testament a kind of wood, probably acacia, from which the Ark of the Covenant and parts of the tabernacle were made

First recorded in 1580–90; ultimately from Hebrew shiṭṭīm, plural of shiṭṭāh “the acacia tree” (probably) ; shittah )

C14: from Hebrew shittīm, plural of shittah

And here we had broad-water patches, in and out, inlaid on land, like mother-of-pearl in brown Shittim wood.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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