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bdellium definition

bdel·lium (del′ē əm)

noun

  1. a myrrhlike gum resin
  2. any of a genus (Commiphora) of trees of the bursera family yielding this
  3. Bible a jewel variously interpreted as being a carbuncle (Gen. 2:12), a crystal (Num. 11:7), or a pearl (rabbinical interpretation)

Etymology: ME < L < Gr bdellion; of Sem orig. (as in Assyr budulḥu, Heb bedolach)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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