Original Language Studio
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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6497 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a semi-globe
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to burst; only used as an architectural term of an ornament similar to H6498 (פַּקֻּעָה),
- KJV renderings
- knop.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- פְקָעִים֩ — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 6:18
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פֶּקַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.