Strong H6497פֶּקָעִים

gourd

Transliteration
peqa‛
Pronunciation
peh'-kah
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From an unused root meaning to burst; only used as an architectural term of an ornament similar to {H6498 } a semi-globe: - knop.

Detailed definition

knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament

In the Bible

Strong H6497 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • knops2

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 6:18
    And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
  2. 1 Kings 7:24
    And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
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