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

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. (Biblical Hebrew) bdellium (an aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora)
   2. crystal
   3. something in pieces

References

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