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shittah

shittah 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).

shittah: a tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars,...
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Noun

shittah (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.

Forms of shittah

pluralshittim

Origin of shittah

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

Words formed from shittah

Questions about shittah

What does shittah mean?
Shittah 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).
What part of speech is shittah?
Shittah is a noun.
What is the plural of shittah?
The plural of shittah is shittim.

Words near shittah in the dictionary

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  9. shittastic
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