H0484 H0484
almug wood (variant of algum; precious imported timber)
A precious imported wood brought by sea from Ophir, used by Solomon for temple furnishings and musical instruments. This is the Kings spelling of what Chronicles calls algum (H0418)—the same material rendered with slight orthographic variation. The wood's pairing with gold and precious stones indicates its high value. Solomon crafted supports for the temple and palace, plus lyres and harps for musicians. The text notes that such almug wood had never been seen before in Israel, emphasizing its exotic rarity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 1 Kings 10:11-12 (occurring three times) describes Hiram's fleet bringing almug wood from Ophir along with gold. Solomon made the wood into supports (or steps) for temple and palace, and into musical instruments 'such as had never been seen before in the land of Judah.' The almug/algum variation illustrates how foreign loanwords sometimes received inconsistent Hebrew spellings. Identification proposals include red sandalwood, juniper, or other durable, beautiful woods suitable for both construction and fine craftsmanship. 3×
AR["أَلْمُوجَ", "دَرَابَزِينًا", "وَ-لَمْ"]·ben["-চন্দনের", "চন্দনের"]·DE["almug", "der-almug"]·EN["almug", "the-almug"]·FR["almug", "le-almug"]·heb["אַלְמֻגִּים", "הָ-אַלְמֻגִּים"]·HI["चन्दन-की"]·ID["almug"]·IT["almug", "il-almug"]·jav["almug"]·KO["그-백단향의", "백단향의"]·PT["o-sândalo", "sândalo"]·RU["алмугим"]·ES["almugim", "el-almugim"]·SW["msandali"]·TR["almug", "almugun"]·urd["صندل-کی"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַלְמֻגִּים n.[m.]pl. id. עֲצֵי אַלְמֻגִּים 1 K 10:11, 12 (fr. Ophir); ע׳ הָא׳ 1 K 10:12.