Bᵉdôlach — H916

Definition

masculine noun

something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearl

1. bdellium (ie gum resin)

Usually translated as

bdellium

Origin

probably from H914

• Bâdal (H914)

Greek equivalents

• ánthrax (G440)
• krýstallos (G2930)

Occurrences

Bᵉdôlach occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1)

• Genesis 2:12 — And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium (הַבְּדֹ֖לַח) and the onyx stone.
• Numbers 11:7 — And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of (הַבְּדֹֽלַח) bdellium.