בדולח
Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Akkadian 𒋆𒄀𒄙𒊏 (budulḫu/bidurḫu), perhaps from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), perhaps cognate with Sanskrit भिदुर (bhidura, “brittle, easily split or broken”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈbdolaχ/
- (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA(key): /æbˈbɑdlæ/
Noun
בדולח \\ בְּדֹלַח • (bdólakh) m
- (Biblical Hebrew) bdellium, the gum of Commiphora wightii syn. Commiphora mukul syn. Balsamodendron mukul, also commonly known as Indian bdellium-tree, guggul, or mukul myrrh tree.
- crystal
- something in pieces
Usage notes
- The meaning of this term is uncertain; the definitions above are only speculative.
References
- H916 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979