Algum Wood
A tree or wood of the Bible 2 Chron.
Algum wood. And 2 Chronicles 910-11. ALMUG or ALGUM TREE. A tree probably the red wood.
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary the most advanced Bible dictionary. ALGUM Heb ʼalgummimʹ 2Ch 28. The use of algum wood when Solomon built the Temple is recorded in two places.
And the seruants also of Huram and the seruants of Solomon which brought gold from Ophir brought Algume trees and. And the king made from the algum wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the kings house lyres also and harps for the singers. Robert Barker OCLC 964384981 2 Chronicles 910.
What does algum mean. Algum definition is - a tree mentioned in the Old Testament probably cypress perhaps sandalwood or walnut. 910-11 it was used together with cedar and pine in the construction of the pillars of Solomons Temple and the crafting of musical instruments for use.
Almug Medical Definition of Algum. It was evidently a fine close grained wood suitable for carving. Additionally the the navy also of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir brought in from Ophir nice.
Same as Almug and etymologically preferable. Algum sometimes rendered Almug or as its plural Almuggim is a type of wood referred to in the Hebrew Bible. The algum tree of the Bible was from the Pterocarpus santalinus known as red sandalwood Red Saunders and Red Sanders.