GALBANUM - 7 definitions found
galbanum n 1: a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: galbanum, gum albanum] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) galbanum noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek chalbanē, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew ḥelbĕnāh galbanum Date: 14th century a yellowish to green or brown aromatic bitter gum resin derived from several Asian plants (as Ferula galbaniflua) and used in incense Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary galbanum n. a bitter aromatic gum resin produced from kinds of ferula. [ME f. L f. Gk khalbane, prob. of Semitic orig.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Galban \Gal"ban\, Galbanum \Gal"ba*num\, n. [L. galbanum, Gr. ?, prob. from Heb. klekb'n?h: cf. F. galbanum.] A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum} of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia GALBANUM gal'-ba-num (chelbenah; chalbdne): A gum-resin which occurs in small, round, semitranslucent tears or in brownish yellow masses; has a pleasant aromatic odor and a bitter taste; and is today, at any rate, imported from Persia. It is derived from certain umbelliferous plants, Ferula galbaniflua and F. rubricaulis. It is mentioned in Ex 30:34 as an ingredient of the holy incense, and also in /APC Sirach 24:15: "a pleasant odor .... as galbanum." Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Galbanum Heb. helbenah, (Ex. 30:34), one of the ingredients in the holy incense. It is a gum, probably from the Galbanum officinale. |
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