bdellium
Syllables: bdel·li·um/ˈdɛ.li.əm/
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proscribed/b(ə)ˈdɛli.əm/
bdellium noun: an aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.
Noun
bdellium (countable and uncountable, plural bdelliums)
- An aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:10–12
bdellium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
bdellium in Hindi
- aromatic gum
- गूगल gūgal, गुग्गुल guggul
bdellium in Tamil
- திசாயம்
bdellium in Bengali
- aromatic gum
- গুগগুল gugogul, গুগগুলু guggulu
bdellium in Telugu
- bdellium ; frankincense
- గుగ్గిలము guggilamu, గుగ్గులు guggulu
More languagesFewer languages
- bdellium in Punjabi
- ਗੁੱਗਲ guggal
- bdellium in Sanskrit
- गुग्गुल guggula, गुल्गुलु gulgulu
- bdellium in Tagalog
- bedelyo
Forms of bdellium
| plural | bdelliums |
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Origin of bdellium
Borrowed from Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh), cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu) or from Sanskrit भिदुर (bhidura, “something brittle, fragile, easily split or broken”).
Words formed from bdellium
- African bdellium
- Indian bdellium
- Sicilian bdellium
Words that rhyme with bdellium
Questions about bdellium
- What does bdellium mean?
- Bdellium means an aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.
- What is bdellium in Hindi?
- Bdellium in Hindi is गूगल (gūgal), गुग्गुल (guggul). See Bdellium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bdellium?
- Bdellium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bdellium?
- Bdellium is pronounced /ˈdɛ.li.əm/.
- What is the plural of bdellium?
- The plural of bdellium is bdelliums.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bdellium (page history and authors); bdellium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గుగ్గిలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਗੁੱਗਲ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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