shittah

[ shit-uh ]

noun,plural shit·tim [shit-im], /ˈʃɪt ɪm/, shit·tahs.
  1. a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.

Origin of shittah

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First recorded in 1605–15, shittah is from the Hebrew word shiṭṭāh

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British Dictionary definitions for shittah

shittah

/ (ˈʃɪtə) /


nounplural shittim (ˈʃɪtɪm) or shittahs
  1. a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, thought to be either of two Asian acacias, Acacia seyal or A. tortilis, having close-grained yellow-brown wood

Origin of shittah

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C17: from Hebrew shittāh; related to Egyptian sout acacia

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