Strong's Lexicon

H916

H916 — בְּדוֹלַח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbdolachnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 203d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H916
Word:בְּדוֹלַח
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:probably from H914
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:bdolach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bed-o'-lakh
Meaning:1. something in pieces 2. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber in color, resembling myrrh) 3. others a pearl
KJV Renderings:bdellium.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB923

בְּדֹ֫לַח noun [masculine] probably bdellium ( ᵑ6 [untranscribed source text 507]; ᵑ7 בְּדוּלְחָא; etymology dubious; LagGes. Abh. 20 proposes Sanskrit udûkhala ) with article ׳ הַבְּ, apparently therefore well known; one of the products of the land Havilah Gen 2:12 used in simile of colour of manna וְעֵינוֺ כְּעֵין הַבְּדֹלַח Num 11:7. — Meaning somewhat uncertain; ᵐ5 Gen 2:12 ἄνθραξ, Num 11:7 κρύσταλλος; Saad AW Ki Bo and others pearls, compare Lag Or. ii. 44; JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 3:1»iii. 1. 6 Aq Theod Symm ᵑ7 most bdellium, an odoriferous transparent gum, of yellowish colour. (compare SmithDict. Bible SigismundAromata, 18.)


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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