בדולח
Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Akkadian [script needed] (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, also commonly known as Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggul, gugul, or Mukul myrrh tree.
- crystal
- something in pieces
Usage notes
- The meaning of this term is uncertain; the definitions above are only speculative.
References
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