ˈshid.ə, -itə noun
or shittah tree
( plural shittahs or shit·tim -id.ə̇m, -itə̇m ; or shittah trees )
Etymology: Hebrew shiṭṭāh, from Egyptian šanǧa, šanǧat
: a tree of uncertain identity but prob. an acacia (as Acacia seyal ) with hard fine-grained yellowish brown wood of which the ark and various fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle are believed to have been made