Bible Dictionary
ELECTRUM
Electrum is a rendering connected with the bright metal seen in Ezekiel’s visions. It has been understood as a shining metal, possibly an alloy of gold and silver, rather than ordinary amber.
Biblical Usage
Electrum is used in the Revised Version margin for the Hebrew word in Ezekiel 1:4, 27 and 8:2. Other versions render the substance “amber” or “glowing metal,” with “glowing metal” regarded in the supplied account as the more accurate rendering.