Chittim

Quick meaning: Chittim is a noun meaning A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.

Meaning

A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.

More Meanings

1. A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana.
2. A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides.
3. A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa.
4. A Nigerian currency.

Example Sentences

Owing to the low price offered for chittims bark the amount peeled in Oregon and Washington this year is limited.

This family is represented in our range by only one species. chittim-wood, the woody buckthorn (Bumelia launginosa).

We peeled "chittim" bark, on and off for at least thee years through the summers of my fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.

This was the chittim wood, otherwise called yellow wood, a very ornamental tree and one of the prettiest in the forests of the State.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for chittim

Depending on context, synonyms include shittah, shittimwood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shittah, shittimwood, parocheth, parochet, paroket, setim.

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