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- [shit-uh]
- /ˈʃɪt ə/
- /ʃˈɪtɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shit-uh]
- /ˈʃɪt ə/
Definitions of shittim word
- noun plural shittim a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament. 1
- noun shittim the wood, probably acacia, of which the ark of the covenant and various parts of the tabernacle were made. Ex. 25, 26. 1
- noun shittim the cascara, Rhamnus purshiana. 1
- noun shittim false buckthorn. 1
- noun shittim the site to the east of the Jordan and northeast of the Dead Sea where the Israelites encamped before crossing the Jordan (Numbers 25:1–9) 0
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Origin of shittim
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, shittah is from the Hebrew word shiṭṭāh
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Parts of speech for Shittim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shittim popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shittim usage trend in Literature
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