What does "shittah" mean?

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).

Shittah

Q: What is a synonym for "shittah"?

Common synonyms include: shittah tree, acacia, acacia timber, acacia tree, acacia wood, shittah timber.

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Noun

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
source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia wordnet
3
Wood of this tree.

Synonyms

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shittah tree acacia acacia timber acacia tree acacia wood shittah timber

Etymology

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

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