Algum
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
Historical Examples
No Jewish lexicon tells us of almug or algum trees; no Hebrew writer undertakes to describe them.
Prehistoric Structures of Central America Martin Ingham Townsend
(2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10,11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11).
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