chittim

Meaning

Noun

• A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
• The cascara, Rhamnus purshiana (species).
• The yellow cottonwood , Populus deltoides (species).
• The false buckthorn, Bumelia Lanuginosa (species).
• A Nigerian coin.

Origin

• From Hebrew שִׁטִּים, plural of שִׁטָּה, with the spelling change from shittim perhaps chosen to avoid any association with shit.