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Meaning of SHITTIM

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
 

SHITTIM is a 7 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: Bumelia lycioides, mock orange, shittimwood, southern buckthorn
 
 See Also: buckthorn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shit"tim\, Shittim wood \Shit"tim wood`\, n.
The wood of the shittah tree.

 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

acacias, also called "Abel-shittim" (Num. 33:49), a plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of their desert wanderings, and from which Joshua sent forth two spies (q.v.) "secretly" to "view" the land and Jericho (Josh. 2:1).

 

 

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