noun, plural shit·tim [shit-im] /ˈʃɪt ɪm/, shit·tahs.
- a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
noun
- the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Ex. 25, 26.
- the cascara, Rhamnus purshiana.
- false buckthorn.
noun plural shittim (ˈʃɪtɪm) or shittahs
- a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, thought to be either of two Asian acacias, Acacia seyal or A. tortilis, having close-grained yellow-brown wood
noun
- Old Testament a kind of wood, probably acacia, from which the Ark of the Covenant and parts of the tabernacle were made