shittah, shittah tree
(noun) source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shittah (plural shittim)
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 the red acacia, Acacia seyal, now Vachella seyal.
The wood of this tree.
• (tree): Vachellia seyal
Source: Wiktionary
Shit"tah, Shit"tah tree`, n. Etym: [Heb. shittah, pl. shittim.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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