אַלְמֻגִּים
almugim · almug
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H484 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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almugim (אַלְמֻגִּים) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “almug”.
A fine wood brought from Ophir, with which Solomon made supports and musical instruments. It is not known for certain what tree it was (perhaps sandalwood). In Chronicles it is spelled "algum."
How to say it
al·mu·gim
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A fine wood brought from Ophir.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 10:11
And also the ships of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir very much almug wood and precious stones.
- 1 Kings 10:12
And the king made of the almug wood railings for the house of YHWH and for the house of the king, and lyres and harps for the singers; no such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.
And 1 more times.