'Bdellium' definitions:
Definition of 'bdellium'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh
Definition of 'bdellium'
From: GCIDE
- bdellium \bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).]
- 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen. ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'bdellium'
From: Easton
- Bdellium occurs only in Gen. 2:12, where it designates a product of the land of Havilah; and in Num. 11:7, where the manna is likened to it in colour. It was probably an aromatic gum like balsam which exuded from a particular tree (Borassus flabelliformis) still found in Arabia, Media, and India. It bears a resemblance in colour to myrrh. Others think the word denotes "pearls," or some precious stone.