shittahn.

Brit.

/ˈʃɪtə/,

/ˈʃɪtɑː/, U.S.

/ˈʃɪdə/

Forms: 1600s– shittah, 1800s sitta, 1800s– sittah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Hebrew šiṭṭāh, *šinṭāh.

Etymology: < Hebrew šiṭṭāh, probably variant (with assimilation of consonants) of an unattested form *šinṭāh, probably < ancient Egyptian šnḏt , šntt thorn tree, acacia (see sunt n.). Compare earlier shittim n.

Now historical.

In full shittah tree. The tree from which shittim wood was obtained (see shittim n. 1a), thought to be a kind of acacia, probably Acacia seyal, chiefly found in northern Africa.

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1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xli. 19 I will plant in the wildernes the Cedar, the Shittah tree .

1791 Brown's Sacred Tropol. (new ed.) ii. vii. 173 They are compared to shittah-trees or shittim-wood.

1872 Child's Friend 8 30 The shittah is now considered to be a species of acacia, which is commonly met with in the deserts where the Israelites wandered for forty years.

1903 F. Litchfield Illustr. Hist. Furnit. 263 In the present day the shittah trees are very few and small, but in the time of Moses there were forests of them.

1999 K. L. Edwards Milton & Nat. World (2005) ix. 157 He admits that no one is quite certain what the shittah tree is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shittah
释义	shittahn. Brit. /ˈʃɪtə/, /ˈʃɪtɑː/, U.S. /ˈʃɪdə/ Forms: 1600s– shittah, 1800s sitta, 1800s– sittah. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Hebrew šiṭṭāh, šinṭāh. Etymology: < Hebrew šiṭṭāh, probably variant (with assimilation of consonants) of an unattested form šinṭāh, probably < ancient Egyptian šnḏt , šntt thorn tree, acacia (see sunt n.). Compare earlier shittim n. Now historical. In full shittah tree. The tree from which shittim wood was obtained (see shittim n. 1a), thought to be a kind of acacia, probably Acacia seyal, chiefly found in northern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > biblical timber trees gopher-wood1611 shittah tree1611 shittim1668 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xli. 19 I will plant in the wildernes the Cedar, the Shittah tree . View more context for this quotation 1791 Brown's Sacred Tropol. (new ed.) ii. vii. 173 They are compared to shittah-trees or shittim-wood. 1872 Child's Friend 8 30 The shittah is now considered to be a species of acacia, which is commonly met with in the deserts where the Israelites wandered for forty years. 1903 F. Litchfield Illustr. Hist. Furnit. 263 In the present day the shittah trees are very few and small, but in the time of Moses there were forests of them. 1999 K. L. Edwards Milton & Nat. World (2005) ix. 157 He admits that no one is quite certain what the shittah tree is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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