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Webster 1913 Edition

Algum

Al′gum

,
Noun.
Same as
Almug
(and etymologically preferable).
2 Chron. ii. 8.
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Al′mug

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Al′gum

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Noun.
[Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr.
valguka
sandalwood.]
(Script.)
A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
☞ Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago.
W. Smith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Algum

AL'GUM

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Noun.
In scripture, a tree or wood about which the learned are not agreed. The most probably conjecture is that the word denotes gummy or resinous wood in general.
The Vulgate translates it ligna thyina, and the Septuagint, wrought-wood; others, ebony, bravil or pine, and the Rabbins render it coral. It was used for musical instruments, stair cases, &c.
The thyinum is the citron tree, from Mauritania, much esteemed by the ancients for its fragrance and beauty. The almug, almugim, or algumin, or simply gummin is most probably a gummy wood, and perhaps may be the Shittim, often mentioned in Scripture. See 1Kings 10:11.

Definition 2024

algum

algum

English

Alternative forms

Noun

algum ‎(uncountable)

  1. A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood.

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin aliquis + unus. Compare Spanish alguno, French aucun, Italian alcuno.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): [awˈɡũ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [aɫˈɡũ]
  • Rhymes: -ũ

Pronoun

algum m (feminine alguma, plural alguns, feminine plural algumas)

  1. some, any

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:algum.

See also

Etymology

Hebrew

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