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
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Definition for shittim (2 of 2)
shittim wood
[ shit-im ]
/ ˈʃɪt ɪm /
noun
the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Ex. 25, 26.
the cascara, Rhamnus purshiana.
Also called
shit·tim.
Origin of shittim wood
Example sentences from the Web for shittim
British Dictionary definitions for shittim (1 of 3)
Shittim
/ (ˈʃɪtɪm) /
noun
Old Testament
the site to the east of the Jordan and northeast of the Dead Sea where the Israelites encamped before crossing the Jordan (Numbers 25:1–9)
British Dictionary definitions for shittim (2 of 3)
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
British Dictionary definitions for shittim (3 of 3)
shittim wood
/ (ˈʃɪtɪm) /
noun
Old Testament
a kind of wood, probably acacia, from which the Ark of the Covenant and parts of the tabernacle were made
Word Origin for shittim wood
C14: from Hebrew
shittīm, plural of
shittah