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peqāʿīm פֶּקָעִים ‘gourd’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to burst

peqāʿīm n, m
1) knob-shaped or ball-shaped or gourd-shaped carved wood or metal ornament

Mentioned in 1 Kings 6:18, 7:24

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