English
algum
Algum comes from Hebrew אַלְגּוּמִּים.
- Hebrew1880s–presentאַלְגּוּמִּיםalgumím
- Englishearliest quotation 1611algum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentאַלְגּוּמִּיםalgumím
- Englishearliest quotation 1611algum
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And the seruants also of Huram, and the seruants…”
Every English word from Hebrew אַלְגּוּמִּים
Today it means
noun A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible, possibly juniper or red sandalwood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew אַלְגּוּמִּים / algum