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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia wordnet
3. 3
   Wood of this tree.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chittimshittah tree

Etymology

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

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