Pronunciation: ' shi-t ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural shittahs or shit · tim \ ' shi-t ə m \
Etymology: Hebrew shi ṭ ṭ ā h
Date: 1611
: a tree of uncertain identity but prob. an acacia (as Acacia seyal ) from the wood of which the ark and fittings of the Hebrew tabernacle were made