ALGUM

ALGUM: ALGUM, a tree which cannot be definitely identified. Mentioned among the trees of Lebanon which Hiram, king of Tyre, sent to Solomon for the building of the Temple and the palace (II Chron. 2:7), it is referred to elsewhere as having been imported from tropical Ophir (II Chron. 9:10–11; I Kings 10:11, where it is called almog). The Septuagint identifies the tree brought from Lebanon as a species of pine and that from Ophir as apparently a species of Tuja, while the Jerusalem Talmud and the Midrash identify it with alvos, i.e., Aquilaria agallocha, which is a tropical tree of high quality used in the making of furniture. It has also been identified with the biblical aloe (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:9; Prov. 7:17; Song 4:14) used in incense and for perfume. In modern Hebrew almog is used for coral, which is also the meaning given to it in the Talmud (RH 23a). -BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Feliks, Olam ha-Ẓome'aḥ ha-Mikra'i (19682), 124–5. (Jehuda Feliks)

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Algum — (sometimes rendered Almug) is a type of wood referred to in the Bible. Biblical ReferenceAccording to the Book of First Kings (1 Kings 10:12), and the Second Book of Chronicles (II Chronicles 2:8; 9:10 11), it was used, together with cedar and… … Wikipedia
algum — [al′gum΄] n. [Heb algūm] a tree mentioned in the Bible: 2 Chron. 2:8 … English World dictionary
Algum — Al gum, n. Same as {Almug} (and etymologically preferable). 2 Chron. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algum — pron. indef. 1. Designa quantidade indeterminada, mas não grande. 2. Qualquer. 3. Nenhum. 4. Não muito. • Feminino: alguma … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Algum — Almug Al mug, Algum Al gum, n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11). [1913 Webster] Note: Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algum — /al geuhm, awl /, n. a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8. Cf. almug. [1570 80; < Heb algumim (pl.), var. of ALMUGGIM] * * * … Universalium
Algum — (2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10, 11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
algum — al·gum … English syllables
algum — Alekuma … English-Hawaiian dictionary
algum — … Useful english dictionary

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