Etymology

shittah

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Today it means: A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been red acacia, of species Vachellia seyal (formerly Acacia seyal). Full definition →

Hebrew שִׁטָּה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשִׁטָּה
  2. English todayshittah

Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁטָּה (shitá), usually expressed in its plural form שִׁטִּים (shitím).

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