chittim
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chittim¹
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From Hebrew שִׁטִּים, plural of שִׁטָּה, with the spelling change from shittim perhaps chosen to avoid any association with shit.
noun chittims
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A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
The knowledge of this fact induced the Deity to command the Israelites to "make no idols nor graven image; neither rear you up a standing image:" but He afterwards made them bring their skill into operation by creating for His worship the ark of the covenant, of chittim wood, and the mercy seat, wit
Similar: shittah, shittimwood
- A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana. Owing to the low price offered for chittims bark the amount peeled in Oregon and Washington this year is limited.
- A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides. The most superficial observer of lumber knows that there is generally a considerable difference between the wood of trees belonging to different species. Sometimes it is quite small, so that lumbermen have no constitutional objection to working off short leaf for long leaf yellow pine, hemlock for w
- A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa. This family is represented in our range by only one species. chittim-wood, the woody buckthorn (Bumelia launginosa).
chittim²
noun chittims
- A Nigerian currency. Louisa brought four chittims (about a halfpenny).
Talk about this word "chittim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chittim. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chittim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chittim "chittim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chittim.Cite this
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