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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BDELLIUM

From Latin, from Greek bdellion, perhaps from Hebrew bědhōlah.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BDELLIUM

bdellium  [ˈdɛlɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BDELLIUM

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Bdellium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BDELLIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Bdellium

Bdellium /ˈdɛliəm/, also bdellion, is an aromatic gum like myrrh that is exuded from a tree. A medieval Arab writer first made the identification with gum guggul, the species Commiphora wightii, although "bdellium" has also been used to identify the African species Commiphora africana and at least one other Indian species, C. stocksiana. Bdellium was an adulterant of the more costly myrrh; guggul is still used as a binder in perfumes.

Definition of bdellium in the English dictionary

The definition of bdellium in the dictionary is any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin. Other definition of bdellium is the aromatic gum resin, similar to myrrh, produced by any of these trees.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BDELLIUM


allium
ˈælɪəm
berkelium
bɜːˈkiːlɪəm
beryllium
bɛˈrɪlɪəm
endothelium
ˌɛndəʊˈθiːlɪəm
epithelium
ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm
gallium
ˈɡælɪəm
helium
ˈhiːlɪəm
ilium
ˈɪlɪəm
linoleum
lɪˈnəʊlɪəm
mausoleum
ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm
oleum
ˈəʊlɪəm
petroleum
pəˈtrəʊlɪəm
psyllium
ˈsɪlɪəm
Sealyham
ˈsiːlɪəm
subsellium
sʌbˈsɛlɪəm
tetrazolium
ˌtɛtrəˈzəʊlɪəm
thulium
ˈθjuːlɪəm
trifolium
traɪˈfəʊlɪəm
Valium
ˈvælɪəm
verticillium
ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪlɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BDELLIUM

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BDA
BDD
Bde
bdl
bds
be
be a box of birds
be a member of someone´s fan club
be a wake-up to
be ahead
be all for
be all that
be arsed
be as good as to
be at the bottom of
be banging your head against a brick wall
be born with a silver spoon in one´s mouth
be borne in on
be called to the Bar

WORDS THAT END LIKE BDELLIUM

cilium
dentalium
dolium
folium
gnaphalium
magnalium
mesothelium
milium
mycelium
nobelium
pallium
peculium
penicillium
prothallium
reptilium
scholium
simulium
telium
thallium
trillium

Synonyms and antonyms of bdellium in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bdellium» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

普渡拉克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bedelio
570 millions of speakers

English

bdellium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुग्गल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бдолах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bdellium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bdellium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bdellium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bdellium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bdellium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブデリウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bdellium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bdellium
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bdellium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bdellium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅलेगिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bdellium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bdellium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bdellium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бделій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înfățișarea cristalului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bdellium
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

balsemgom
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bdelliumharts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bdellium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bdellium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BDELLIUM»

The term «bdellium» is regularly used and occupies the 60.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BDELLIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bdellium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BDELLIUM»

Discover the use of bdellium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bdellium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Divine Economy
GOLD, BDELLIUM, AND ONYX STONE FOR THE BUILDING OF GOD At the flow of the river there were gold, bdellium, and onyx stone (v. 12). Bdellium is a kind of pearl, but it is not produced from the oysters out of the ocean. It is a kind of ...
Witness Lee, 1986
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The Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature
irfpa|, and ^um. xi. 7) by tcpvtrraWos ; while Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and the Vulgate render it bdellium, a transparent aromatic gum form a tree growing in Arabia. Of this opinion a) -□> is Joseph us (AtUiq. iii. 1. 6), where he describes ...
John Kitto, 1851
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Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical ...
Bdellium (pb'iz, bedo'lach) occurs but twice in the Scriptures — in Gen. ii, 12, as a product of the land of Havilah, and Num. xi, 7, where the manna is likened to it and to hoar-frost on the ground. In the Sept. it is considered as a precious stone,  ...
John McClintock, James Strong, 1891
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The elements of materia medica and therapeutics
The term Bdellium is applied to two gummy-resinous substances. One of these is Indian Bdellium or false myrrh (the Bdellium of Scripture), which is obtained from Amyris {Balsamodendron f) Commiphora. Dr. Roxburgh4 says that the trunk of ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1857
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Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam
Neither species can thus have been the source of scented bdellium.'05 Maybe there were more species of Commiphora in Iran in the past than there are today. ' °° If so, it is hard to say whether the tree in question also grew in Arabia, as Pliny  ...
Patricia Crone, 2004
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Lectures on the Materia Medica Etc. Published from the ...
Bdellium. B.'P. 503. 7.B. i. 2, 317. Pork. 1571. Bdellium offic. DaIe 349. Bdellium omnium autorum. R. H. 1844. Bffloshxcv, Belchon, Malathram, Maldacon, seu Madelcon. &bred. 713. Gum Bdellium. -This is a resinous gum, of a reddish- brown ...
Charles Alston, 1770
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Report by Dr. M.C. Cooke, on the Gums, Resins, Oleo-resins, ...
kinds, as e.g. 1st, the Mukl-i-arzah (bluish Bdellium) in colour reddish and bitter, 2nd, Mukl-el- Yahud (Jew's Bdellium) of a yellowish tinge ; 3rd, Mukl-i-Sakalbi which is clouded, impure, black, and soft ; 4th, Mukl-i-Arabia (Arabian Bdellium) ...
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, 1874
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Cyclopædia of biblical literature, abridged [by J. Taylor] ...
BDELLIUM BEANS 130 tbrir own respecting a tree which is probably net indigenous in the countries in which they wrote. The leaves and berries of the laurel, as well is the bark and the root, were employed in medicine : the berries continue, ...
John Kitto, James Taylor, 1849
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New Perfume Handbook
Bayberry Tree see Bois d'Inde Bay Pine Tree see Oyster Oil Bay Rum Tree see Bois d'Inde Bdellium An aromatic gum obtained from certain species of trees of the genus Commiphora (once classified as Balsamodendrori), which also ...
N. Groom, 1997
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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible
++ BURseRACeAe Notes (aFriCaN myrrH): ... there is bdellium and the onyx stone Genesis 2:12 (KJV) Bdellium is just another variant on the many myrrhs. The tree that provides the aromatic gum known as bdellium grew in the territory east of ...
James A. Duke, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BDELLIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bdellium is used in the context of the following news items.
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High-Quality Professional Makeup Brush Manufacturer Initiates …
At Bdellium Tools, customers will find a variety of ranges and styles of high-quality makeup brushes; it's the perfect set of tools for professional ... «PR.com, Jul 15»
2
Temple Mount Activists Find Billions of Dollars in Gold Under Eilat …
“The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there.” (Genesis 2:12). Rabbi Yehuda Glick is leading efforts to mine billions ... «Breaking Israel News, Jun 15»
3
WELLMAN: Where on Earth was the Garden of Eden?
The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land ... «Odessa American, Jan 15»
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The Garden of Eden
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Nov 14»
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The Film Room: J.J. Watt
He's from the provenance where Gold, Bdellium, and Lapis Lazuli lay plentiful in the hills surrounded by four serpentine bodies of water. «Battle Red Blog, Oct 14»
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Where is the Garden of Eden? Is it Still around Today?
And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around ... «Patheos, Jun 14»
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Manicure: istruzioni per l'uso
Gli ingredienti attivi sono: l'estratto di bdellium, una resina profumata simile alla mirra, l'acido ialuronico, la vitamina B3 e il complesso Urban Advance ... «Vanity Fair.it, Jun 14»
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KNOW YOUR BRUSHES By OluMakeovers
I as a matter of fact use my blending brushes to apply setting powder underneath the eye. for this i use my CALA crease brush and BDELLIUM ... «360Nobs.com, Mar 14»
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Look who supports the BDS movement against Israel?
7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ... «Wesleyan Argus, Jan 14»
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Freed of fantasies / Parashat Beha'alotcha
'Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium,' as it is written, 'and the gold of that land ... «Haaretz, May 13»

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