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shittah
[ shit-uh ]
noun
plural shittim shittahs.
- a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
shittah
/ ˈʃɪ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, thought to be either of two Asian acacias, Acacia seyal or A. tortilis, having close-grained yellow-brown wood
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shittah1
First recorded in 1605–15, shittah is from the Hebrew word ²õ³ó¾±á¹á¹Äå³ó
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shittah1
C17: from Hebrew ²õ³ó¾±³Ù³ÙÄå³ó; related to Egyptian sout acacia
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Said a tree-dwelling holy man, bitter: “Last week geeks came to fix my transmitter, But I misunderstood When they told me I should Stick the aerial up in my shittah.â€
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On a hill rising gradually from beyond the harbor stood the royal palace of Antipas, its polished marble gleaming through the tops of palms and the lace-like green of shittah trees.
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