בְּדֹלַח
bᵉdôlach · bed-o'-lakh
something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearl
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H914 (בָּדַל);
something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearl
- something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber)
- others a pearl
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bdellium.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the doorway, the way in › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect
The house, what is within of the doorway, the way in of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּדֹלַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- there is bdellium1 · 50%
- of bdellium1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.