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shittim (wood) definition

shit·tim (wood) (s̸hit′im)

noun

  1. the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
  2. ☆ a small tree or shrub (Bumelia lanuginosa) of the sapodilla family, growing in the S U.S.

Etymology: Heb: see shittah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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