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

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
1. (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.
2. crystal
3. something in pieces

References

H916 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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