algum (trees)

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Concise Bible Dictionary:

By comparing 1 Kings 10:1111And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. (1 Kings 10:11) with 2 Chronicles 9:10-11,10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 11And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. (2 Chronicles 9:10‑11) it is clear that the two names refer to the same tree; it came from the same place, Ophir, and was used for the same purposes, namely, pillars or props, terraces or stairs, harps and psalteries. 2 Chronicles 2:88Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, (2 Chronicles 2:8) presents a difficulty, for it seems to say that algum trees came from Lebanon, and the same trees could scarcely be indigenous to places so dissimilar as Lebanon and Ophir. In the last passage the several trees sent by Huram may be named together without meaning that they were all cut from Lebanon. It is supposed that the sandal wood is referred to. Josephus describes this wood as peculiar pine, not like those called pine in his days: to the sight it was like the wood of the fig tree, but whiter and more shining (Ant. 8. 7. 1).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
418 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
’alguwmmiym
Phonic:
al-goom-meem’
Meaning:
by transposition for 484; sticks of algum wood
KJV Usage:
algum (trees)

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

not added ones (?): not drunken ones