What is "shittah"

Shittah \Shit"tah\, Shittah tree \Shit"tah tree`\, n. [Heb. shitt[=a]h, pl. shitt[=i]m.] A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color.

n. 1 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 (vern: red acacia), (taxlink Acacia seyal species noshow=1), now (taxlink Vachella seyal genus noshow=1). 2 The wood of this tree.

1. n. source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia [syn: shittah tree]

2. [also: shittim (pl)]