shittah
[ shit-uh ]
/ ˈʃɪt ə /
noun, plural shit·tim [shit-im] /ˈʃɪt ɪm/, shit·tahs.
a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
Origin of shittah
First recorded in 1605–15,
shittah is from the Hebrew word
shiṭṭāh
Words nearby shittah
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shittah,
shittim,
shittim wood,
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shiv
British Dictionary definitions for shittah
shittah
/ (ˈʃɪtə) /
noun plural shittim (ˈʃɪtɪm) or shittahs
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
Word Origin for shittah
C17: from Hebrew
shittāh; related to Egyptian
sout acacia