shittim wood

American  

[shit-im] / ˈʃɪt ɪm /

noun

1. the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Exodus 25, 26.

2. cascara.

3. false buckthorn.

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shittim wood British  

/ ˈʃɪtɪm /

noun

1. Old Testament a kind of wood, probably acacia, from which the Ark of the Covenant and parts of the tabernacle were made

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Etymology

Origin of shittim wood

First recorded in 1580–90; ultimately from Hebrew shiṭṭīm, plural of shiṭṭāh “the acacia tree” (probably) ; see shittah)

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shittim wood

A. Of shittim wood covered within and without with pure gold, surmounted with a golden crown and two cherubims of gold.

From The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge by Morgan, William

Shittim furthermore signifies "follies," hence Israel were to construct the place of penance for their folly in adoring the Golden Calf, out of shittim wood, to atone for this "folly."

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Radin, Paul

Calmet, Parkhurst, Gesenius, Clarke, Shaw, and all the best authorities, concur in saying that the otzi shittim, or shittim wood of Exodus, was the common acacia or mimosa nilotica of Linnæus.

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

It is generally supposed to be the same species of wood mentioned as the shittim wood in the Scriptures.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

Mr. Carlile: Is it not actually the case, that God is represented in the text as dwelling in a box of shittim wood in the temple?

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile