shittah

English

a shittah
Vachellia seyal

Etymology

Hebrew שִׁטָּה, usually expressed in the irregular plural שִׁטִּים

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.

Derived terms

• shittimwood

Translations

a type of tree and its wood

• German: Seyal-Akazie f
• Hebrew: שִׁטָּה (he) f
• Maori: hitimi