שִׁטָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. acacia, shittah (a tree of the genus Vachellia or Faidherbia) (Biblical)
2. a tree of the genus Acacia (taxonomy)
Pronunciation
shitá
Examples2
וְעָשִׂיתָ מִזְבֵּחַ מִקְטַר קְטֹרֶת עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים תַּעֲשֶׂה אִתּוֹ׃
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.
וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב.
You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.