bdellium

[ del-ee-uh m, -yuh m ]

/ ˈdɛl i əm, -yəm /

a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain burseraceous plants, as of the genus Commiphora.

a plant yielding this resin.

a substance mentioned in the Bible. Gen. 2:12; Num. 11:7.

Origin of bdellium

< Latin < Greek bdéllion, probably from a Sem word akin to Hebrew bedhōlah, name of a fragrant yellowish transparent gum

bd., bd. ft., bda, bdd, bde, bdellium, bdl, bdl., bdle., bdrm., bds

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

bdellium

/ (ˈdɛlɪəm) /

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

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