אַלְגּוּמִּיםʼalgûwmmîym

sticks of algum wood

Pronunciation: al-goom-meem' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H418

Meanings

a tree, perhaps sandal-wood (2 Chronicles 2:7; 2 Chronicles 9:10; 2 Chronicles 9:11)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:8 “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:10 (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood and precious jewels.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:11 The king used the sandalwood to make steps for the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.)

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).