The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shittah — [shit′ə] n. pl. shittahs or shittim [shit′im] [Heb shita, pl. shitim] a tree mentioned in the Bible, now generally identified as an Asiatic acacia (Acacia seyal or A. tortils) with closegrained, yellowish brown wood … English World dictionary
shittah — noun (plural shittahs or shittim) Etymology: Hebrew shiṭṭāh Date: 1611 a tree of uncertain identity but probably an acacia (as Acacia seyal) from the wood of which the ark and fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle were made … New Collegiate Dictionary
shittah — /shit euh/, n., pl. shittim /shit im/, shittahs. a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament. [1605 15; < Heb shittah] * * * … Universalium
shittah — shit•tah [[t]ˈʃɪt ə[/t]] n. pl. shit•tim [[t]ˈʃɪt ɪm[/t]] shit•tahs pln a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament • Etymology: 1605–15; < Heb shiṭṭāh … From formal English to slang
shittah — noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia • Syn: ↑shittah tree • Hypernyms: ↑acacia • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Acacia • Substance Meronyms: ↑shittimwoo … Useful english dictionary
Shittah-tree — [Isaiah 41:19] is Hebrew for acacia . Acacia albida , Acacia tortilis and Acacia iraqensis can be found growing wild in the Sinai desert and the Jordan valley.Shittah wood was employed in making the various parts of the Tabernacle and of the Ark… … Wikipedia
Shittah tree — Shittah Shit tah, Shittah tree Shit tah tree , n. [Heb. shitt[=a]h, pl. shitt[=i]m.] A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been the wood of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shittah tree — noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia • Syn: ↑shittah • Hypernyms: ↑acacia • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Acacia • Substance Meronyms: ↑shittimwood … Useful english dictionary
Shittah-tree — (Isa. 41:19; R.V., acacia tree ). Shittah wood was employed in making the various parts of the tabernacle in the wilderness, and must therefore have been indigenous in the desert in which the Israelites wandered. It was the acacia or mimosa… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
shittah — noun The wood of the acacia tree … Wiktionary
