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BDEL'LIUM, n. Bochard and Parkhurst translate it, pearl. Genesis 2But it is doubtful whether the bdellium of the scriptures is that now used.
A gummy resinous juice, produced by a tree in the East Indies, of which we have no satisfactory account. It is brought from the E. Indies and from Arabia, in pieces of different sizes and figures, externally of a dark reddish brown, internally, clear and not unlike to glue. To the taste, it is slightly bitterish and pungent its odor is agreeable. In the mouth, it becomes soft and sticks to the teeth on a red hot iron, it readily catches flame and burns with a crackling noise. It is used as a perfume and a medicine, being a weak deobstruent.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Bdellium'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bdellium.html.
Entry for 'Bdellium'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bdellium.html.
