shittah : Idioms & Phrases

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shittah tree

  • noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
    shittah.
WordNet
Shit"tah, Shit"tah tree` noun (Also<
  • Shittah
  • Shittah tree
)
Etymology
Heb. shittah, pl. shittim.
Definitions
  1. A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color.
Webster 1913