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shittim

Variant of shittah

noun pl. shittahs or shittim

a tree mentioned in the Bible, now generally identified as an Asiatic acacia (Acacia seyal or A. tortils) with closegrained, yellowish-brown wood

Origin: Heb shita, pl. shitim

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