bdellium
bdellium
Definition
bdel·lium (del′ē əm)
noun
- a myrrhlike gum resin
- any of a genus (Commiphora) of trees of the bursera family yielding this
- 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)
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