shittah

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁטָּה (shitá), usually expressed in its plural form שִׁטִּים (shitím). === Pronunciation === === Noun === shittah (plural shittim) A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been red acacia, of species Vachellia seyal (formerly Acacia seyal). Wood of this tree. ==== Derived terms ==== shittimwood ==== Translations ====