Bible Encyclopedia: Algum

Jump to: ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ALMUG; ALGUM

al'-gum, ('algummim (2 Chronicles 2:8; 2 Chronicles 9:10); ('almuggim, 1 Kings 10:11)): It is generally supposed that these two names refer to one kind of tree, the consonants being transposed as is not uncommon in Semitic words. Solomon sent to Hiram, king of Tyre, saying, "Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon" (2 Chronicles 2:8). In 1 Kings 10:11 it is said that the navy of Hiram "that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug-trees and precious stones." In the parallel passage in 2 Chronicles 9:10 it is said that "algum-trees and precious stones" were brought. From this wood "the king made. pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day" (1 Kings 10:12). The wood was evidently very precious and apparently came from East Asia-unless we suppose from 2 Chronicles 2:8 that it actually grew on Lebanon, which is highly improbable; it was evidently a fine, close grained wood, suitable for carving. Tradition says that this was the famous sandal wood, which was in ancient times put to similar uses in India and was all through the ages highly prized for its color, fragrance, durability and texture. It is the wood of a tree, Pterocar pussantalinus (N.D. Santalaceae), which grows to a height of 25 to 30 feet; it is a native of the mountains of Malabar.

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

418. algummim -- perhaps a sandalwood tree
... 417, 418. algummim. 419 . perhaps a sandalwood tree. Transliteration: algummim
Phonetic Spelling: (al-goom-meem') Short Definition: algum. ... algum trees. ...
/hebrew/418.htm - 6k

Library

A Discourse of the Building, Nature, Excellency, and Government of ...
... o' th' baser sort are here, Nor rough, but squar'd and polish'd everywhere; Her
beams are cedars, fir her rafters be, Her terraces are of the algum-tree; The ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a discourse of the building.htm

ATS Bible Dictionary

Algum

The same as ALMUG, which see.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10, 11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Same as Almug.

2. (n.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).

Thesaurus

Algum (3 Occurrences)
... ii. 8; 1 Kx 11). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ALMUG; ALGUM. al ... EWG Masterman.
Multi-Version Concordance Algum (3 Occurrences). 2 ...
/a/algum.htm - 9k

Algum-trees (3 Occurrences)
Algum-trees. Algums, Algum-trees. Algumwood . Multi-Version
Concordance Algum-trees (3 Occurrences). 2 Chronicles 2:8 ...
/a/algum-trees.htm - 7k

Almug (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (1 Kings 10:11, 12) = algum (2 Chronicles ... Noah Webster's
Dictionary. (n.) Alt. of Algum. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ALMUG; ALGUM...
/a/almug.htm - 10k

Sandal-wood (5 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon;
for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and ...
/s/sandal-wood.htm - 8k

Algumwood (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Chronicles 9:10 And also, servants of Huram, and servants of Solomon, who brought
in gold from Ophir, have brought in algum-trees and precious stone. ...
/a/algumwood.htm - 6k

Trees (179 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon;
for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and ...
/t/trees.htm - 45k

Lyres (21 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 9:11 The king made of the algum trees terraces for the house of Yahweh,
and for the king's house, and harps and stringed instruments for the ...
/l/lyres.htm - 13k

Logs (12 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon;
for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and ...
/l/logs.htm - 9k

Fir-trees (11 Occurrences)
... (ASV). 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out
of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and ...
/f/fir-trees.htm - 9k

Terraces (9 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 9:11 The king made of the algum trees terraces for the house of Yahweh,
and for the king's house, and harps and stringed instruments for the ...
/t/terraces.htm - 8k

Bible Concordance

Algum (3 Occurrences)

2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 9:10 The servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 9:11 The king made of the algum trees terraces for the house of Yahweh, and for the king's house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers: and there were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Algum

Algum or Almug Trees

Algum: Also Called Almug, Trees of Ophir and Lebanon

Related Terms

Algum-trees (3 Occurrences)

Almug (2 Occurrences)

Sandal-wood (5 Occurrences)

Algumwood (1 Occurrence)

Trees (179 Occurrences)

Lyres (21 Occurrences)

Logs (12 Occurrences)