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shittah |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 {Acacia Seyal}, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shittah n : source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia [syn: {shittah tree}]
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