Bdellium Definition

dĕlē-əm

noun

An aromatic gum resin similar to myrrh, produced by certain Asian and African shrubs or trees of the genus Commiphora.

American Heritage

A myrrhlike gum resin.

Webster's New World

Any of a genus (Commiphora) of trees of the bursera family yielding this.

Webster's New World

A jewel variously interpreted as being a carbuncle (Gen. 2:12), a crystal (Num. 11:7), or a pearl (rabbinical interpretation)

Webster's New World

Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bdellium

Singular:

bdellium

Plural:

bdelliums

Middle English from Latin from Greek bdellion variant of bdolkhon of Semitic origin Akkadian budulḫu

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdellion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh).

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