shittim wood
[ shit-im ]
noun
the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Exodus 25, 26.
Origin of shittim wood
1First recorded in 1580–90; ultimately from Hebrew shiṭṭīm, plural of shiṭṭāh “the acacia tree” (probably) ; see shittah)
- Also called shittim.
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How to use shittim wood in a sentence
And here we had broad-water patches, in and out, inlaid on land, like mother-of-pearl in brown shittim wood.
Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for shittim wood
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
Origin of shittim wood
1C14: from Hebrew shittīm, plural of shittah
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