bdel·li·um /ˈdɛliəm/
 [聖] 普渡拉克


 bdel·li·um /ˈdɛlɪəm/ 名詞



 bdel·lium n.
 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen. ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.
 2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.
 Note: ☞ Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc.

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 bdellium
      n : aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh


 Bdellium
    occurs only in Gen. 2:12, where it designates a product of the
    land of Havilah; and in Num. 11:7, where the manna is likened to
    it in colour. It was probably an aromatic gum like balsam which
    exuded from a particular tree (Borassus flabelliformis) still
    found in Arabia, Media, and India. It bears a resemblance in
    colour to myrrh. Others think the word denotes "pearls," or some
    precious stone.