shittah

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noun

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).

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shittah tree
OriginHebrew שִׁטָּה →
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Meanings

nounshittah (plural shittim)

plural shittim

  1. 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).
  2. Wood of this tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsource of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia

Similar
shittah tree
Broader
acacia
Also see
chittim

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשִׁטָּה
  2. Englishshittah

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

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Translations

German Seyal-Akazie
  • Seyal-Akaziea type of tree and its wood
Hebrew שִׁטָּה
  • שִׁטָּהa type of tree and its wood
Māori hitimi
  • hitimia type of tree and its wood
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APA

shittah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittah

MLA

“shittah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shittah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittah.

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