Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galbanum

/ˈɡælbənəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: gal-banum
IPA: /ˈɡælbənəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight."
"These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone; smyris, ivory, bones, ebontree, cedar, cypress, pitch, softer rosin, camphire, galbanum, ammoniac, storax, benzoin, loadstone, asphaltum."

Etymology

From Latin galbanum (“galbanum”), from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: galbanum, χαλβάνη

Usage

Inflected Forms

galbanums (plural)

Synonyms

gum albanum

Questions

How do you pronounce galbanum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡælbənəm/.
What does galbanum mean?: A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
Where does galbanum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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