shittah

American  

[shit-uh] / ˈʃɪt ə /

noun

plural

shittim, shittahs

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

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shittah British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of shittah

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

Example Sentences

On a hill rising gradually from beyond the harbor stood the royal palace of Antipas, its polished marble gleaming through the tops of palms and the lace-like green of shittah trees.

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

It is the mimosa nilotica of Linnæus, the shittah of the Hebrew writers, and grows abundantly in Palestine.

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

Acacia seyal is supposed to be the shittah tree of the Bible, which supplied shittim-wood.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg