Meanings
plural bdelliums
- countableuncountableAn aromatic gum-like balsam extracted from one of several species of tree in the genus Commiphora.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:10–12
Origin
- Sanskritभिदुर“something brittle, fragile, easily split or broken”
- Hebrewבְּדֹלַח
- Ancient Greekβδέλλιον
- Latinbdellium
- Englishbdellium
Borrowed from Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh), cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu) or from Sanskrit भिदुर (bhidura, “something brittle, fragile, easily split or broken”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βδέλλιον, μάλδακον
- βδέλλιον (bdéllion)aromatic gum
- μάλδακον (máldakon)aromatic gum
Bengali গুগগুল, গুগগুলু
- গুগগুল (gugogul)aromatic gum
- গুগগুলু (guggulu)aromatic gum
Catalan bdel·li
- bdel·liaromatic gum
Hindi गूगल, गुग्गुल
- गूगल (gūgal)aromatic gum
- गुग्गुल (guggul)aromatic gum
Italian bdellio
- bdellioaromatic gum
Māori teriuma
- teriumaaromatic gum
Tagalog bedelyo
- bedelyoaromatic gum
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
bdellium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bdellium
“bdellium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bdellium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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