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almug
[ al-muhg, awl- ]
/ ˈæl məg, ˈɔl- /
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noun Bible.
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. 1 Kings 10:12.
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Compare algum.
Origin of almug
First recorded in 1605–15; cf. algum
Words nearby almug
almshouse, almsman, almswoman, almucantar, almuce, almug, alnico, Aloadae, load off one's mind, a, alocasia, alodium
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How to use almug in a sentence
The walls of these chambers were of cedar, the roof of the noble almug wood, and the floor of poplar boards.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love|Emanuel SwedenborgShe has not come to prove him with hard questions, but to repose under his almug trees.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry VenableAnd the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall HallNo Jewish lexicon tells us of almug or algum trees; no Hebrew writer undertakes to describe them.
Prehistoric Structures of Central America|Martin Ingham Townsend