algum

[ al-guh m, awl- ]

/ ˈæl gəm, ˈɔl- /

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noun

a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.

Nearby words

algorithm, algorithmic language, algovascular, algraphy, algren, algum, algy, alhambra, alhambresque, alhazen, ali

Compare almug.

Origin of algum

1570–80; < Hebrew algūmīm (plural), variant of almuggīm

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No Jewish lexicon tells us of almug or algum trees; no Hebrew writer undertakes to describe them.
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