ʼalgûwmmîym — H418

Definition

masculine noun

sticks of algum wood

1. a tree (from Lebanon), algum trees

Usually translated as

algum

Origin

by transposition for H484

• ʼalmuggîym (H484)

Occurrences

ʼalgûwmmîym occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Chronicles (3)

• 2 Chronicles 2:8 — Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees (וְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮), out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
• 2 Chronicles 9:10 — And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum (אַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים) trees and precious stones.
• 2 Chronicles 9:11 — And the king made of the algum (הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים) trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.