Associations to the word «Shittah»

Noun

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Wiktionary

SHITTAH, noun. 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 the red acacia, Acacia seyal, now Vachella seyal.
SHITTAH, noun. The wood of this tree.

Dictionary definition

SHITTAH, noun. Source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia.

Wise words

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John Locke