SHITTIM WOOD


Meaning of SHITTIM WOOD in English

/shit"im/

1. the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Ex. 25, 26.

2. the cascara, Rhamnus purshiana.

3. See false buckthorn . Also called shittim .

[ 1580-90; shittim, pl. of SHITTAH (see SHITTAH) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .