SINCE 1828
shittah
noun
shit·tah
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plural shittahs
or shittim\ ˈshi-təm
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Definition of shittah
: a tree of uncertain identity but probably an acacia (such as Acacia seyal) from the wood of which the ark and fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle were made
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