Almug (Easton)

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(1 Kings 10:11,12 ) = algum (2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10,11 ), in the Hebrew occurring only in the plural Almuggim (indicating that the wood was brought in planks), the name of a wood brought from Ophir to be used in the building of the temple, and for other purposes. Some suppose it to have been the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Almug Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Alms Next Entry Aloes Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Dictionaries American Tract Society Almug Easton's Bible Dictionary Almug Holman Bible Dictionary Almug Hastings' BibleDictionary Almug Morrish Bible Dictionary Almug Algum Trees, Almug Trees People's Bible Dictionary Almug Smith Bible Dictionary Almug Trees Webster Dictionary Almug Watson's Theological Dictionary Almug Tree Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Algum; Almug Almug McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Almug The Jewish Encyclopedia Almug Lexicons אַלְמֻגִּים ( 1 Kings 10:11,12 ) = algum ( 2 Chronicles 2:8 ; 9:10,11 ), in the Hebrew occurring only in the plural Almuggim (indicating that the wood was brought in planks), the name of a wood brought from Ophir to be used in the building of the temple, and for other purposes. Some suppose it to have been the white sandal-wood of India, the Santalum album of botanists, a native of the mountainous parts of the Malabar coasts. It is a fragrant wood, and is used in China for incense in idol-worship. Others, with some probability, think that it was the Indian red sandal-wood, the pterocarpus santalinus, a heavy, fine-grained wood, the Sanscrit name of which is valguka. It is found on the Coromandel coast and in Ceylon.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)