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prettygoodwordgalbanum (GAL-buh-nuhm) - n., a bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from Asian plants of the genus Ferula, esp. Ferula gummosa of Iran-and-vicinity, that has been used in incense, perfumes, and in aromatherapy.
Described as "foul-smelling" and "resembling assafoetida" when met in mass and alone, but used in a blend with other scents in incense in the Temple of Jerusalem per the commandment in Exodus 30:34. Name was taken in the 14th century from Latin, from Ancient Greek chalbánē, from a north Semitic source that's cognate to Hebrew ḥelbĕnāh, possibly from Semitic root reconstructed as either *x̣lb or *ḥlb, milk.
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Described as "foul-smelling" and "resembling assafoetida" when met in mass and alone, but used in a blend with other scents in incense in the Temple of Jerusalem per the commandment in Exodus 30:34. Name was taken in the 14th century from Latin, from Ancient Greek chalbánē, from a north Semitic source that's cognate to Hebrew ḥelbĕnāh, possibly from Semitic root reconstructed as either *x̣lb or *ḥlb, milk.
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