algum

American  

[al-guhm, awl-] / ˈæl gəm, ˈɔl- /

noun

1. a tree mentioned in the Bible, possibly the red sandalwood.

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Etymology

Origin of algum

First recorded in 1570–80; from Hebrew algūmīm (plural), variant of almuggīm

Example Sentences

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

From Prehistoric Structures of Central America Who Erected Them? by Townsend, Martin I. (Martin Ingham)

Hiram of Tyre, in his stately palace of cedar, fir, and algum wood, could not have felt prouder or happier than we did, in our little sylvan bower.

From No and Other Stories Compiled by Uncle Humphrey by Various

Not so the algum-tree, at least if interpreters are right in taking algum or almug for sandalwood.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Podem passar par Portugal em qualquer Nao que selle ofreser semque che ponha Impedimento algum Bahia, 19 Mayo, 1742.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Here we have Solomon’s algum tree with the name scarcely modified.

From Prehistoric Structures of Central America Who Erected Them? by Townsend, Martin I. (Martin Ingham)