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Definition of 'shittim (wood)'

shittim (wood) in American

(ˈʃɪtɪm ; shitˈim)
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.  US
a small tree or shrub (Bumelia lanuginosa) of the sapodilla family, growing in the S U.S.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'shittim (wood)'
Heb: see shittah

Nearby words of 'shittim (wood)'

  • shitter
  • shittest
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