(Heb. shittim) Exo 25:5, Exo 25: R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa. 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Exo 26:15, Exo 26:26;25:10, 25:13, 25:23, 25:28, 25: etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula.