bdellium

[ del-ee-uhm, -yuhm ]

/ ˈdɛl i əm, -yəm /

noun

a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain plants of the genus Commiphora, family Burseraceae, especially the sub-Saharan trees C. africana and C. wightii.

a plant yielding this resin.

a substance mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 2:12; Numbers 11:7.

Origin of bdellium

From Latin, from Greek bdéllion, probably from a Semitic word akin to Hebrew bedhōlah, the name of a fragrant yellowish transparent gum

Words nearby bdellium

bd., B.D.A., b-day, BDD, bde, bdellium, B.Des., bd. ft., bdl., bdle., B-DNA

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Example sentences from the Web for bdellium

Alca kept the bdellium and a few things to please her young friends, and distributed the rest among the delighted girls.
The Paladins of Edwin the Great|Clements R. Markham
They were brimful of myrobalan, bdellium, saffron, and violets.
Salammbo|Gustave Flaubert
Pliny also mentions "Bdellium," if that was the substance known as "B'dolach."
Creation and Its Records|B.H. Baden-Powell
The bdellium mentioned in Gen. ii, 12, was apparently a precious stone, perhaps a pearl.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various

Was "bdellium" (as probably being a fragrant gum) one of these offerings?
Creation and Its Records|B.H. Baden-Powell

British Dictionary definitions for bdellium

bdellium

/ (ˈdɛlɪəm) /

noun

any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin

the aromatic gum resin, similar to myrrh, produced by any of these trees

Word Origin for bdellium

C16: from Latin, from Greek bdellion, perhaps from Hebrew bědhōlah

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单词	bdellium
释义	bdellium [ del-ee-uhm, -yuhm ] / ˈdɛl i əm, -yəm / noun a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain plants of the genus Commiphora, family Burseraceae, especially the sub-Saharan trees C. africana and C. wightii. a plant yielding this resin. a substance mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 2:12; Numbers 11:7. Origin of bdellium From Latin, from Greek bdéllion, probably from a Semitic word akin to Hebrew bedhōlah, the name of a fragrant yellowish transparent gum Words nearby bdellium bd., B.D.A., b-day, BDD, bde, bdellium, B.Des., bd. ft., bdl., bdle., B-DNA Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bdellium Alca kept the bdellium and a few things to please her young friends, and distributed the rest among the delighted girls. The Paladins of Edwin the Great\|Clements R. Markham They were brimful of myrobalan, bdellium, saffron, and violets. Salammbo\|Gustave Flaubert Pliny also mentions "Bdellium," if that was the substance known as "B'dolach." Creation and Its Records\|B.H. Baden-Powell The bdellium mentioned in Gen. ii, 12, was apparently a precious stone, perhaps a pearl. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various Was "bdellium" (as probably being a fragrant gum) one of these offerings? Creation and Its Records\|B.H. Baden-Powell British Dictionary definitions for bdellium bdellium / (ˈdɛlɪəm) / noun any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin the aromatic gum resin, similar to myrrh, produced by any of these trees Word Origin for bdellium C16: from Latin, from Greek bdellion, perhaps from Hebrew bědhōlah Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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