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shittim

shittim is the plural of shittah.

Meaning of shittah

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.

Words formed from shittim

Questions about shittim

What is shittim the plural of?
Shittim is the plural of shittah.

Words near shittim in the dictionary

  1. shittified
  2. shittifies
  3. shittify
  4. shittifying
  5. shittily
  6. shittim
  7. shittimwood
  8. shittin'
  9. shittiness
  10. shitting
  11. shitting a brick

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