shittah
[shit-uh]
- a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
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Origin of shittah
First recorded in 1605–15, shittah is from the Hebrew word shiṭṭāh
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shittah
- 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
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Word Origin
C17: from Hebrew shittāh; related to Egyptian sout acacia
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