\Shit"tah\, Shittah tree \Shit"tah tree`\, n. [Heb.
shitt[=a]h, pl. shitt[=i]m.]
A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark,
tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were
made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the {Acacia
Seyal}, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in
color.