shittah

Etymology
, usually expressed in the irregular plural

Noun

 * 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, of species  (formerly ).
 * 2) Wood of this tree.

Translations

 * German: Seyal-Akazie
 * Hebrew:
 * Maori: hitimi