shittah

n. [植]塞伊耳相思树

词形变化

shittim 复数 shittim

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been red acacia, of species Vachellia seyal (formerly Acacia seyal).

  2. 2.

    Wood of this tree.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

acacia

部分词 1

shittimwood

词源

Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁטָּה (shitá), usually expressed in its plural form שִׁטִּים (shitím).

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