Peqa פֶּקָעִים
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| פֶּקָעִים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peqa |
| Strong's number | H6497 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | gourd |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
Peqa (Hebrew פֶּקָעִים, Strong's H6497) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “gourd”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | knops (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gourds (1), ornamental buds (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Peqa, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 6:18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 1 Kings 7:24And 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.Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).