shittah

[ shit-uh ]

noun

, plural shit·tim [shit, -im], shit·tahs.

1. a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.

shittah

/ ˈʃɪtə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shittah¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shittah¹

C17: from Hebrew shittāh; related to Egyptian sout acacia