shittah
shittah · shittim
Seyal-Akazie
A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables,…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).
Meaning
2 sensesA 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).
Wood of this tree.
Seyal-Akazie
More definitions
- source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
Translations
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By meaning 1
a type of tree and its wood:
Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁטָּה (shitá), usually expressed in its plural form שִׁטִּים (shitíBorrowed from Hebrew שִׁטָּה (shitá), usually expressed in its plural form שִׁטִּים (shitím).
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Forms
plural: shittimSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia:shittah tree
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshittimwood
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular